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Religious literature1 quote
Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. — Genesis 11:9 · 1405 BCTravel writing1 quote
I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations. — Samuel Johnson · 1773