“You must learn to talk clearly. The jargon of scientific terminology which rolls off your tongues is mental garbage.”

—  Martin H. Fischer

As quoted in ‪Encore : A Continuing Anthology‬ (December 1943) edited by Smith Dent, "Fischerisms" p. 709

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