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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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We all know that books burn - yet we have the greater knowledge that books cannot be killed by fire. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

In the sentence, does the phrase 'have the greater knowledge' mean 'have already known'? Thanks in advance.

  

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anonymous In the sentence, does the phrase 'have the greater knowledge' mean 'have already known'? No. "greater" just means "more important".

  • anonymous In the sentence, does the phrase 'have the greater knowledge' mean 'have already known'?
  • No.
  • "greater" just means "more important".
  • CJ
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anonymousIn the sentence, does the phrase 'have the greater knowledge' mean 'have already known'?

No. "greater" just means "more important".

CJ

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