Sticks can break bones but names can break spirits

There is a constant struggle for survival, as between fierce opponents facing the threat of death. This is the war for the right to define words. This is a spiritual struggle with concrete implications for the loser. Currently the war over words such as marriage and abortion dominate the battlefield. Words and language are continually changing and being devalued and valued as the coin of communication is being revalued daily. In the arena of politics, he said, he meant is the center of the economic battle that will ultimately rule the quality of our lives and fortunes.