It is ever the mark of the 'parvenu' in education to chafe and fret till his opinions correspond to the last word of modish sophistication. Culture, however, like aristocracy, goes its own way and does not bother about justifying itself.- John Cowper Powys
Somewhere in Powys' statement are the reasons I have never and will never rise to positions of power in the academy. As the iconoclast-on-campus who tilts at the liberal windmills that never cease turning, I know my niche: in the trenches where I hope to affect some useful contribution to students.
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