Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot rise above the moral level of the social conditions of the people from whom it derives its inspiration.
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"Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot rise above the moral level of the social conditions of the people from whom it derives its inspiration." — James Connolly #inspirationmotivation
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Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot rise above the moral level of the social conditions of the people from whom it derives its inspiration. — James Connolly
About James Connolly
James Connolly was a Politician from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1868–1916).
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Who said "Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true th…"?
This quote is attributed to James Connolly, a Politician from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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James Connolly lived from 1868 – 1916.
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