“There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.”

~ Bertrand Russell

“Use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English — it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don’t mean utterly, but kill most of them — then the rest will be valuable. A wordy habit, once fastened upon a person, is as hard to get rid of as any other vice.”

~ Mark Twain