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When words lose their meaning, people lose their freedom. |
Confucius (551 BCE – 479 BCE) Chinese thinker and social philosopher
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Abbreviations used for authors:
Anon. = Anonymous (author unknown)
Abbreviations used for dates:
BCE = Before the Common Era (same as BC, Before Christ)
CE = Common Era (same as AD, Anno Domini meaning After Christ)
c = circa meaning about, approximately
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lose (verb): cease to have
meaning (noun): the sense or interpretation (of a word); the idea that a word is intended to convey or communicate
freedom (noun): liberty; the power to act as you want
