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“Perhaps it would be a good idea, fantastic as it sounds, to muffle every telephone, halt every motor, and stop all activity someday to give people a chance to ponder a few minutes on what it is all about, why they are living, and what they really want.”

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James Adams

James Adams, a prominent British philologist, was born in 1737 and died on December 7, 1802. He made significant contributions to the field of linguistics, particularly in the study of English lexicology and grammar. more

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