It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection.

No important national language, at least in the Occidental world, has complete regularity of grammatical structure, nor is there a single logical category which is adequately and consistently handled in terms of linguistic symbolism.

As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content and is in no better case than a constructed language.

In a sense, every form of expression is imposed upon one by social factors, one's own language above all.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.