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		hobs on June 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 57% Fear Government Will Use NSA Data to Harass Po... "I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise [disrespectful] and impatient of restraint" (Hesiod, 8th century BC).

_wwz4 on June 16, 2013 [–]

I love quotes from old dead societies that show us how worries that our society is degrading are unfounded.

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