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Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Language, the speaker argues, works like a storehouse of arms: it keeps the achievements of earlier generations on display while also supplying the tools for future triumphs. Words are both memorial and instrument, preserving what the mind has already won and equipping it to take on more.
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