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Language Log

Linguistics blog run by Mark Liberman and Geoffrey K. Pullum

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Dec 8, 2025
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“The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that ‘if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me’.”― Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens’ one-liner about “the governor of Texas” saying “if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me” echoes a long-running apocryphal slogan tied to early 20th-cen...

Feb 5, 2026

Ted Cruz we must stop attacking pedophiles

did indeed say the words “Let’s stop attacking pedophiles” during a hearing on Sept. 30, 2025, a line that immediately went viral as an apparent verbal gaffe . News outlets, video archives and fact-ch...

Feb 4, 2026

Does Ted Cruz recently called out for people to stop attacking pedophiles on TV. Why does he support this stance?

did say the words “let’s stop attacking pedophiles” on live during a Senate hearing on Sept. 30, 2025, and the moment was widely shared and reported as an embarrassing verbal gaffe . His office told r...