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Edward Sapir Quotes

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.
Edward Sapir

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Scientist Quotes
Category:
American Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
January 26, 1884
Date of Death:
February 4, 1939
Nationality:
American
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