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Quote by E. J. Pratt

“The mark of an educated man is not in his boast that he has built his mountain of facts and has stood on top of it, but in his admission that there may be other peaks in the same range with men on top of them, and that, though their views of the landscape may be different from his, they are none the less legitimate.”

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E. J. Pratt
E. J. Pratt

E. J. Pratt was a renowned Canadian poet, born on February 4, 1882, and passed away on April 26, 1964. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound depiction of the Canadian natural landscape. more

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