A man enters arrangements which it does not fall to him to determine, but only to learn and respect the rules.

Each man is contained and constrained, on entering social life, to fit his own life in, just as he fits his words and thoughts into a language that was formed without and before him and which is impervious to his power.
ALAIN FINKIELKRAUT

Contain Each Enter Form Language Life Man Own Power Social
Barbarism is not the inheritance of our pre-history. It is the companion that dogs our every step.
ALAIN FINKIELKRAUT

Compansion Day Dog Every History Inheritance
Silence dies, clamor takes the power everywhere
ALAIN FINKIELKRAUT

Die Clamor Everywhere Power Silence
Entering the game, as it were, whether of belonging to a nation or of using a language.
ALAIN FINKIELKRAUT

Belong Enter Game Language Nation Using Whether
A man enters arrangements which it does not fall to him to determine, but only to learn and respect the rules.
ALAIN FINKIELKRAUT

Arrange Enter Fail Determine Learn Man Respect Rule

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