As such, the author created an American hero who is impotent and powerless. Reason itself is utterly impotent in this particular. Human beings would also at first feel themselves to be impotent and weak. Reason of itself is utterly impotent in this particular. Pangall is the crippled and impotent cathedral servant. However, by now Athens had become "politically impotent". Politically, the church was impotent. Clyde is portrayed as unambiguously heterosexual and impotent. I feel the political aspirations are impotent. Trey is unable to perform, possibly meaning he is impotent. He is impotent and unable to perform. The needlessness of procreation has rendered the men impotent and meditation has replaced sleep. Jia is also referred to by some as corrupt and impotent. He also resembles a naughty child given to impotent rages. As argued under the Articles, the lack of a power to tax renders government impotent.