Friday, September 15, 2006

Obiter Dictum - 1: The English Language

Two Great Democracies - India and the United States of America - won their freedom owing to pretty much the same reason - the Englishman could no longer take more assaults on his language.

The saving grace for Indians lies in that the Englishman could tolerate assaults from Indians for a lot longer - a hundred and seventy one years longer, to be precise.

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