<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Important words carry histories, institutions,... > Important words carry histories, institutions, customs, and incentives inside them. Language should be examined with the same care we give any inherited system, because a definition can clarify reality, conceal it, or quietly decide which possibilities are speakable. **Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground - Workbook|Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Important words carry histories, institutions, customs, and incentives inside them. Language should be examined with the same care we give any inherited system, because a definition can clarify reality, conceal it, or quietly decide which possibilities are speakable.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-important-words-carry-decide-possibilities-speakable ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->