How much of our language is tinged with meaning that is liable to misinterpretation? How forgiving should we be of a bad choice of words when the intent is clearly different? Let me give you two examples. Gandhiji used to say “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world go blind”.
I have worked on the U.S. policy response to every major financial crisis over three decades. I served at the Department of the Treasury as part of the team responsible for supporting America’s recovery from the Global Financial Crisis and responding to the euro-area financial crisis.