In his essay "Language and the Destiny of Man," Chinua Achebe argues that the invention of the spoken word or language is society's greatest feat, but that it also -- due to the ease with which it can be "disjointed from the truth" -- has the greatest chance to bring "horrors [that] can descend on mankind" (Achebe 137).
Do you agree or disagree with Achebe's position? Why? If you disagree, discuss what humanity's greatest invention is, and if that too has the potential for destruction and brutality. Use specific and relevant information to support your thesis.
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