5 Quotes by David Crow

  • Author David Crow
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    We were destroying any sense of civility and decency the four of us still had. We were no longer brothers and sisters. We were members of a gang.

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    Language could be used as an instrument of control, a way of establishing hierarchies that suggest one set of people is better or more special than another. Through language, one automatically identifies one's place within a social and cultural hierarchy and we all carry with us illogical attitudes about the bearers of particular language, based on our own cultural background and continued exposure to local political ideals.

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    No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break.

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  • Author David Crow
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    Language could be used as an instrument of control, a way of establishing hierarchies that suggest one set of people is better or more special than another. Through language, one automatically identifies one’s place within a social and cultural hierarchy and we all carry with us illogical attitudes about the bearers of particular language, based on our own cultural background and continued exposure to local political ideals.

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