As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.
Gore VidalTag: politics language propoganda political-correctness euphemisms
Some kids get called 'bundles of joy' or 'slices of heaven' or 'dreams come true.' We got 'the fifty-fourth generation of DNA experiments.' Doesn't have the same warm and fuzzy feel. But maybe I'm oversensitive.
James PattersonTag: humor maxride angel maximum-ride max euphemisms
How easy is murder when one calls it by a different name? How much easier is it for the conscience to condone “reaping” than “killing”—and when one knows that death isn’t the end, does it stop the killing hand for fear of retribution, or does it simply make it easier to kill, because, if life continues, how can murder be murder at all?
Neal ShustermanTag: death responsibility killing euphemisms
To this day the f-word turns my stomach. Because 'fine' is a euphemism for everything you're scared of saying.
Amy MolloyTag: euphemisms
Euphemisms persist because lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.
Bergen EvansTag: life lying euphemisms bergen-evans language-awareness
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