Words define a language, and in turn languages help to define cultures and societies.  And people define words, as the last man who tried to define them all himself knew, in the process trying also to define and distinguish his developing nation

Words define a language, and in turn languages help to define cultures and societies. And people define words, as the last man who tried to define them all himself knew, in the process trying also to define and distinguish his developing nation

47. Webster's Dictionary, 1828

A look at documents that have had a profound effect on the world.  Telling the stories 
of these information objects, their genesis, contexts, impacts, and fates also tells the story of human society 
and its never ending evolution.

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A look at documents that have had a profound effect on the world. Telling the stories of these information objects, their genesis, contexts, impacts, and fates also tells the story of human society and its never ending evolution.

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47. Webster's Dictionary, 1828

47. Webster's Dictionary, 1828