A Prayer For Canada, p. 13
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The origin of corruption in politics is surely in the thought that you are the bearer of ultimate virtue.
— B. W. Powe
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The origin of corruption in politics is surely in the thought that you are the bearer of ultimate virtue." in the context of "A Prayer For Canada, p. 13" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About B. W. Powe
Bruce William Powe (born 23 March 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian writer poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, and teacher. He received his Ph.D from York University in October 2009. He currently teaches English in the Department of English at York University. His courses there have included Visionary Literature: from Hildegard von Bingen and Dante to Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, and Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye.
About B. W. Powe
Bruce William Powe (born 23 March 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian writer poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, and teacher. He received his Ph.D from York University in October 2009. He currently teaches English in the Department of English at York University. His courses there have included Visionary Literature: from Hildegard von Bingen and Dante to Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, and Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye.
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