The fact of the matter is that the 'real world' is to a large extent unconsciously built up on the language habits of the group.

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.

More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment.

In a sense, every form of expression is imposed upon one by social factors, one's own language above all.

A common allegiance to form of expression that is identified with no single national unit is likely to prove one of the most potent symbols of the freedom of the human spirit that the world has yet known.

The attitude of independence toward a constructed language which all national speakers must adopt is really a great advantage, because it tends to make man see himself as the master of language instead of its obedient servant.

One of the glories of English simplicity is the possibility of using the same word as noun and verb.