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bottomofthehill

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4. VP Humphrey said it best
Sun Nov 30, 2025, 11:16 PM
Nov 30

Vice President Hubert Humphrey, “...the moral test of
government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children;
those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the
sick, the needy and the handicapped.”

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This one sucks. It could be so much better but for selfishness and greed and cruelty. rickyhall Nov 30 #1
"The measure of a society.. Permanut Nov 30 #2
Thank you mysteryowl Nov 30 #3
VP Humphrey said it best bottomofthehill Nov 30 #4
Thank you mysteryowl Nov 30 #5
Frederick Douglass said Martin Eden Dec 1 #6
The wisdom in that some_of_us_are_sane Dec 1 #7
That lesson has yet to be learned in the "greatest country" in the world Martin Eden Dec 1 #9
Sure. OldBaldy1701E Dec 1 #8
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