"The origin of corruption in politics is surely in the thought that you are the bearer of ultimate virtue."

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Source : "Towards a Canada of Light". Book by B. W. Powe, 2006.

B. W. Powe

#Corruption Quotes #Virtue Quotes #Ultimate Quotes

“A film based on a jolly good John Grisham book is fine, but I like to get a bit under the skin”
“The truth of art lies in its power to break the monopoly of established reality to define what is real.”

Source : Herbert Marcuse (1979). “The Aesthetic Dimension: Toward a Critique of Marxist Aesthetics”, p.9, Beacon Press
“What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.”
“Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.”
“Canadians and Americans may look alike, but the contents of their heads are quite different. Americans experience themselves, individually, as small toads in the biggest and most powerful puddle in the world. Their sense of power comes from identifying with the puddle. Canadians as individuals may have more power within the puddle, since there are fewer toads in it; it's the puddle that's seen as powerless.”
“I think that black fiction authors have to work very hard to avoid being typed as seeking only a black audience.”
“Fear of failure is a far worse condition than failure itself, because it kills off possibilities.”
“Capital dictates the fate of humanity.”

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