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The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. the physical entities which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images.
-Albert Einstein
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Albert Einstein
The words of language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to play any role in my mechanism of thought. the physical entities which seem to serve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear images.
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