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Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produ
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"Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced"

- Judith Viorst

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This quote by Judith Viorst speaks with the idea of generational progress. It recommends that each generation thinks that they can do much better than the previous one, which this idea is shown in the means they increase their children. This idea of progression is based upon the assumption that each generation has more understanding and experience than the one before it, and that this expertise can be made use of to produce a much better future. This quote additionally speaks with the concept of parental responsibility, as it indicates that parents have a duty to utilize their understanding as well as experience to raise their youngsters in the best method possible. Ultimately, this quote recommends that each generation has the possible to develop a better future for the following one, and that this possibility must be taken seriously.

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Judith Viorst This quote is written / told by Judith Viorst somewhere between February 2, 1931 and today. She was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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