Lewis Gives Us Two Reasons for Not Giving in to This

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Essay

Lewis gives us two reasons for not giving in to this potentially toxic desire to belong to an "Inner Ring." Briefly describe these two reasons. Do you agree with Lewis that one should resist temptation to belong to such a group and that it invariably leads to corruption and scandal? Why or why not?

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