Joseph Devlin, also known as Joe Devlin, (13 February 1871 – 18 January 1934) was an Irish journalist and influential nationalist politician. He was a member of parliament (MP) for the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and later a Nationalist Party MP in the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
"To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a sign of ignorance. Great scholars and writers and polite speakers use simple words."
//Küçük bir kelime ile bilindik bir kelime aynı amaca hizmet edecekken, büyük bir kelimeyi veya yabancı bir kelimeyi kullanmak, cehaletin bir işaretidir. Büyük alimler, yazarlar ve nazik konuşmacılar basit kelimeler kullanırlar.
"The three essentials of the English language are: Purity, Perspicuity and Precision."
// İngiliz lisansının üç temel unsuru şunlardır: Saflık, Netlik ve Kesinlik.