Power of Words - Part 1

I am a true believer in the power of words, but I believe that most people take the power of speech and writing for granted. I hear people all the time giving excuses for everything or claiming that "they didn't do it". It really makes me wonder what we would "say" if we couldn't speak and we could only speak through our actions. I'm sure people would be fighting all the time because that's the only way they could try to claim that they are not at fault. I am not saying that people should stop talking. I just wish that people would really just think before speaking and truly think about the effect their words are having.