I owe knowledge of this entirely to Peter Hennessy, but Confucius was supposedly asked what he would do first if he ruled China, and there may be some overlap with your point.
“Correct the language. If language is not used correctly, what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, what ought to be done remains undone. If this remains undone, morals and art will be corrupted. If morals and art are corrupted, justice will go astray. If justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion.”
I owe knowledge of this entirely to Peter Hennessy, but Confucius was supposedly asked what he would do first if he ruled China, and there may be some overlap with your point.
“Correct the language. If language is not used correctly, what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, what ought to be done remains undone. If this remains undone, morals and art will be corrupted. If morals and art are corrupted, justice will go astray. If justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion.”