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random quotes ... to amuse, inspire, enrage:
  regarding the male Washington, D.C., mayoral aide who used the word "niggardly' and then was canned / asked to resign / resigned, and the resulting brouhaha about political-correct language etc.:

But the point about 'niggardly' is that words are more than their origin and their dictionary definition. The very sound of them carries weight and meaning, as does their real or perceived relationship to other words. 'Niggardly' belongs in society's vocabulary trashbin, not through any fault of its own, but because it transcends its definition and automatically conveys a feeling of bigotry. For God's sake, it sounds like the adjective form of a word that we can't bear to speak or even write! How can anyone use it? It's like putting up a wallpaper pattern that looks very much like a series of swastikas, but it's not! It's really a Scandinavian design that symbolizes good luck for the upcoming ice fishing season.