The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and slu

The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions. – John W. Gardner

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Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice it whitens only the hair. – Ira Gershwin

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