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“Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.”

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Benjamin Lee Whorf

Benjamin Lee Whorf was an American linguist born on April 24, 1897, and died on July 26, 1941. He is known for his research on the relationship between language and thought, particularly for his formulation of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. more

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