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One result of family failure has been the loss of dignity. No better example can be found than in the use of language. [Language has been reduced to] a four-letter word in movies, on television, in comedy routines, and in real life.

One result of family failure has been the loss of dignity. No better example can be found than in the use of language. [Language has been reduced to] a four-letter word in movies, on television, in comedy routines, and in real life.

Approximate author period: c. 1968 AD · modern

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Billy Graham
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Approximate author period: c. 1968 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1918 to 2018; Wikidata Q213550, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213550 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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