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You have in these two languages and especially in Latin, the best instrument for the most precise and most perfect expression of thought.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “You have in these two languages and especially in Latin, the best instrument for the most precise and most perfect…”
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Hoar advocates for the precision of expression that Latin and Greek provide in language learning.
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