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bottomofthehill

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

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 Sunday #1
"The measure of a society.. Permanut Sunday #2
Thank you mysteryowl Sunday #3
VP Humphrey said it best bottomofthehill Sunday #4
Thank you mysteryowl Sunday #5
Frederick Douglass said Martin Eden Yesterday #6
The wisdom in that some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #7
That lesson has yet to be learned in the "greatest country" in the world Martin Eden Yesterday #9
Sure. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #8
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