Our understanding is conducted solely by means of the word: anyone who falsifies it betrays public society. It is the only tool by which we communica… - Michel de Montaigne

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Our understanding is conducted solely by means of the word: anyone who falsifies it betrays public society. It is the only tool by which we communicate our wishes and our thoughts; it is our soul’s interpreter: if we lack that, we can no longer hold together; we can no longer know each other. When words deceive us, it breaks all intercourse and loosens the bonds of our polity.