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

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

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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. – Adlai Stevenson

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Patriotism
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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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Generations
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The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. – Adlai Stevenson

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We have to hate our immediate predecessors to get free of their authority. – D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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Some men so dislike the dust kicked up by the generation they belong to, that, being unable to pass, they lag behind it. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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The generations of men run on in the tide of time, but leave their destined lineaments permanent for ever and ever. – William Blake

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What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity. – Anthony Crosland

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We are here and now. Further than that, all knowledge is moonshine. – H.L. Mencken

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I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness. – William Brewster

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Obama won the presidency on the strength of his message and the skills of the messenger. Now the talk of hope and change feels out of tune when so many Americans are out of work, over-mortgaged, and worried that life will be even tougher for their children. – Ron Fournier

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One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness. – Jackie Kennedy

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