"Language is the foundation of civilization. It is the glue that holds a people together. It is the first weapon drawn in a conflict."
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Well, the cornerstone of civilization isn't language, it's science.
Like their ship or their bodies, their written language has no forward or backward direction. Linguists call this "nonlinear orthography," which raises the question, "Is this how they think?"
We're so bounded by time, by its order. But now I am not so sure I believe in beginnings and endings.