less and vague words. Swift calls such words “enthusiastic jargon,” and warns against the over simplification of modern book and pamphlets. He also noted when additives where tacked on to something simple, clarity was lost: “And I doubt whether the alterations since introduced, have added much to the beauty or strength of the English tongue, though they have taken off a great deal from that simplicity, which is one of the greatest reflections in any language.”(Swift 32-33)Swift cherished simple writing: “And by the many beautiful passages, which I have often had the honor to hear your lordship cite form thence, I am persuaded that the translators of Bible were masters of an English style much fitter for that work, than any we see in our present writings, which I take to be owing to the simplicity that runs through the whole.”(Swift 33)Swift’s solution was to start a program that would diminish this problem. He also believed that to have the heart of one’s subjects is the most lasting monument authorities can posses. This concept still holds true in our day and age. The secret of re-election lays in the understanding among the common people, through clear and concrete writing and speech this is gained.George Orwell was also a man that yearned of the clear and concrete in writing and politics. Orwell was born in 1903 and died in 1950. He wrote books such as Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Also Orwell wrote many great essays. In one such essay, Politics and the English Language, Orwell states the main cause of political and economical chaos is due to the decline of language. To think clearly, Orwell believes, is the first step towards political rebuilding. The faults of the language: “The first is staleness of imagery; the other is lack of precision.”(Orwell 303) The largest problem in political writing is the vagueness and the use of ready-made phrases. The ready-made phras...
