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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A language is a dialect with a fleet and an army.

Albert Einstein

(I know he didn't say it but it's already attributed to many people so why not him)

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was actually said by Albert Einsteins biggest enemy, Adolf Hitler

He wanted to get rid of all languages by destroying all armies, but failed

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

He wanted to undo the tower of babel. Most misunderstood person in recent history