Say it ain't so Joe
Joe Biden accused of plagiarizing from Jack Layton's final letter in nomination speech
Social media was quick to point out that the words were eerily similar to ones found in a letter Layton wrote before he died in 2011
National Post
By Jonathan BradleyAug 21, 2020 • Last Updated 21 hours ago • 2 minute read
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, a man not unaccustomed to allegations of plagiarism, is now being accused of copying the words of former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton.
At a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Biden’s final address included the lines, “For love is more powerful than hate. Hope is more powerful than fear. And light is more powerful than dark.”
Social media was quick to point out that the words were eerily similar to ones found in a letter Layton wrote before he died in 2011.
“My friends, love is better than anger,” said Layton in his letter. “Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair.”
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However, the sentiments Layton made also channel lines from a speech former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier gave in 1916.
“Let me tell you that for the solution of these problems you have a safe guide, an unfailing light if you remember that faith is better than doubt and love is better than hate,” said Laurier.
Laurier’s speech was meant to promote unity among Canadians during World War I and build connections between English and French-Canadians.
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