The Fact Of The Matter Is That

Impatience Translates Itself Into A Desire To Have Something Immediate Done About It All, And, As Is Generally The Case With Impatience, Resolves Itself In The Easiest Way That Lies Ready To Hand.

The Spirit Of Logical Analysis Should In Practice Blend With The Practical Pressure For The Adoption Of Some Form Of International Language, But It Should Not Allow Itself To Be Stampeded By It.

A Common Creation Demands A Common Sacrifice, And Perhaps Not The Least Potent Argument In Favour Of A Constructed International Language Is The Fact That It Is Equally Foreign, Or Apparently So, To The Traditions Of All Nationalities.

The Psychology Of A Language Which, In One Way Or Another, Is Imposed Upon One Because Of Factors Beyond One's Control, Is Very Different From The Psychology Of A Language Which One Accepts Of One's Free Will.

Comparison Of Statements Made At Different Periods Frequently Enable Us To Give Maximal And Minimal Dates To The Appearance Of A Cultural Element Or To Assign The Time Limits To A Movement Of Population.