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Richard Rorty Quotes

The world does not speak. Only we do. The world can, once we have programmed ourselves with a language, cause us to hold beliefs. But it cannot propose a language for us to speak. Only other human beings can do that.
Richard Rorty

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Type:
Philosopher Quotes
Category:
American Philosopher Quotes
Date of Birth:
October 4, 1931
Date of Death:
June 8, 2007
Nationality:
American
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