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Quote by Sati' al-Husri
People who spoke a unitary language have one heart and a common soul. As such, they constitute one nation, and so they have to have a unified state.
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The quote argues that sharing one language creates deep emotional and spiritual unity, described as having “one heart” and a “common soul.” From this shared identity, it draws a political conclusion: such people form one nation and therefore should live under one unified state. It presents linguistic unity as the basis for both national belonging and political organization.
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- Princeton University Press, *Defining Arab Nationalism*
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