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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country. – Thomas Jefferson

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It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. – Thomas Jefferson

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It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus enabled to call our ancestors barbarous. – Charles Dudley Warner

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Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation. – Adlai Stevenson

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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. – Adlai Stevenson

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My generation is not strong. My grandfather fought in World WarII.I had a panic attack during the series finale of Breaking Bad. – Matt Donaher

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