Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship.
English novelist and journalist, George Orwell (1903-1950), was an outspoken political commentator, but he was much better known for his literary works, including the novels 1984 and ANIMAL FARM.
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As I near 40 I do see this being true: “Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.”
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Jim, thanks for sharing. Orwell’s thoughts seem to hit home as we mature within our own faith, family, and career.
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