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Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated.
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"Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively"

- Jenny Shipley

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This quote by Jenny Shipley is a call to action for the present. She is highlighting that empty pledges of future action are inadequate and that challenging issues must not be put off. She is advising us to take definitive action now, as our kids and grandchildren are depending on us to do so. This quote is a suggestion that our choices today will have an enduring impact on future generations. It is a call to take duty for our actions and to make certain that our choices are helpful for the future. We need to not be contented and must act now to guarantee a much better future for our children and grandchildren.

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Jenny Shipley This quote is written / told by Jenny Shipley somewhere between February 4, 1952 and today. She was a famous Statesman from New Zealand. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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