Lord Moynihan

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    Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.
    William, Lord Beveridge (1879–1963)

    A commonplace of political rhetoric has it that the quality of a civilization may be measured by how it cares for its elderly. Just as surely, the future of a society may be forecast by how it cares for its young.
    —Daniel Patrick Moynihan (20th century)