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“The Don Quixote of one generation may live to hear himself called the savior of society by the next.”

May Next Generations Society Savior

Book:Books and Libraries: And Other Papers

Source: Books and Libraries: And Other Papers

“The history of any private family, however humble, could it be fully related for five or six generations, would illustrate the state and progress of society better than the most elaborate dissertation.”

States Five Progress Generations Society Six Humble Related Dissertation Progress Of Society

Book:The Doctor, Etc

Source: The Doctor, Etc

“Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.”

Accepting Environment Generations Society Please Green Environmental Dear Drunk Apology Rolling Future Generation Our Environment Petroleum Green Living Go Green

Author:Kurt Vonnegut

“Society is indeed a contract. It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.”

Art Ends Born Virtue Generations Society Perfection Contracts Partnership

Book:The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir

Source: The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir

“Society is always engaged in a vast conspiracy to preserve itself - at the expense of the new demands of each new generation.”

Generations Society Demand Preserves Engaged Expenses Conspiracy New Generation

Author:John Haynes Holmes

“This nation, this generation, in this hour has man's first chance to build a Great Society, a place where the meaning of man's life matches the marvels of man's labor.”

Men Life Firsts Nations Hours Chance Generations Society Labor This Generation Great Society

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“Tell me what are the prevailing sentiments that occupy the minds of your young peoples, and I will tell you what is to be the character of the next generation.”

Mind Character Young Next Generations Society Civilization Sentiments Next Generation Prevailing

Author:Edmund Burke

“Everything is for the eye these days - TV, Life, Look, the movies. Nothing is just for the mind. The next generation will have eyeballs as big as cantaloupes and no brain at all.”

Mind Looks Bigs Eye Next Brain Generations Society Television Tvs These Days Next Generation Eyeballs

Author:Fred Allen

“The foundation of morality on the human sentiments of what is acceptable behavior versus repulsive behavior has always made morals susceptible to change. Much of what was repulsive 100 years ago is normal today, and - although it may be a slippery slope - what is repulsive today is possible to be normal 100 years into tomorrow; the human standard has always been but to push the envelope. In this way, all generations are linked, and one can only hope that every extremist, self-proclaimed progressive is considering this ultimate 'Utopia' to which his kindness will lead at the end of the chain.”

Source: Healology

“I value individuals and societies. I care about those who are not born yet. That is the reason for my joys and blues.”