What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
Meaning of the quote
The poet is saying that starting a bank is a much bigger and more important act than robbing one. Robbing a bank is just stealing money, but founding a bank means creating an entire financial institution that can lend money, invest, and influence the economy. The poet is suggesting that the power and influence of a bank's creation is far greater than the temporary gain of a robbery.
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