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.
Edward SapirA firm, for instance, that does business in many countries of the world is driven to spend an enormous amount of time, labour, and money in providing for translation services.
Edward SapirLanguage is the most massive and inclusive art we know, a mountainous and anonymous work of unconscious generations.
Edward Sapir