<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Words become instruments of control when... > Words become instruments of control when definitions are accepted without examining who benefits from the available categories. Linguistic freedom is the ability to understand the shared meaning and still think beyond its inherited boundary. **Source:** [[livestreams/Breaking Automatic Patterns and Reclaiming Agency - Workbook|Breaking Automatic Patterns and Reclaiming Agency]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Words become instruments of control when definitions are accepted without examining who benefits from the available categories. Linguistic freedom is the ability to understand the shared meaning and still think beyond its inherited boundary.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-words-become-instruments-beyond-inherited-boundary ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->