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A quotation by Eldridge, Paul

The young know how old age should be; the old how youth should have been.

Paul Eldridge (1888-1982) American educator, novelist, poet

Maxims for a Modern Man, #139 (1965)

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WIST - Eldridge, Paul | Maxims for a Modern Man, #139 (1965)

The young know how old age should be; the old how youth should have been.

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A quotation by Fussell, Paul

The past, which as always did not know the future, acted in ways that ask to be imagined before they are condemned. Or even simplified.

Paul Fussell (1924-2012) American cultural and literary historian, author, academic

“Thank God for the Atom Bomb,” The New Republic (26 Aug 1981)

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WIST - Fussell, Paul | "Thank God for the Atom Bomb," The New Republic (26 Aug 1981)

The past, which as always did not know the future, acted in ways that ask to be imagined before they are condemned. Or even simplified. Reprinted in Thank God for the Atom Bomb and Other Essays (1988).

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