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The English Language

Passages illustrating the importance of the English language, and the duty of the citizen to keep it in good repair.

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1

The Court of the Past

By John Ruskin

We should not force ourselves and ‘our values’ onto the writers of the past.

2

Strong Speech

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson traced a common thread running throughout English literature.

3

How to Learn a Language

By William Cobbett

When William Cobbett told his son James to be conscientious about his grammar lessons, he was drawing on hard-won experience.

4

The Book That Made Kipling

By Sir George MacMunn

Sir George MacMunn traces Kipling’s masterly handling of English and of storytelling to reading the King James Bible aloud.

5

The Common Tongue

By Hilaire Belloc

The English language is the most valuable part of our national heritage, and the patriotic citizen is careful to treat it with respect.

6

Question More

By NL Clay

Ordinary people put too much faith in the judgment of experts, which is bad for us and bad for the experts.

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