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‘Every language contains its own world view,’ he explained, asserting that ‘in this sense each nation is a mental whole, a particular form of humanity characterised by a specific language.’
Steve Allison
Wilhelm von Humboldt, Alexander's brother, became interested in languages and this relates to him.
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
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