"I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us"
- Howard Mumford Jones
About this Quote
This quote by Howard Mumford Jones speaks with the power of youth to challenge the status quo and also to press back versus the oppressive pressures of consistency. He is calling for a new wave of youth to stand up and deal with against the oppressive forces of consistency that are holding us back. He believes that youth have the power to disrupt the status and to produce a new, much more progressive culture. He is encouraging young people to take action and also to utilize their power and also creativity to challenge the oppressive pressures of consistency. He is confident that youth will certainly be able to create a better future for themselves and for culture as a whole. He believes that young people have the power to develop a much more fair and also simply society, and also he is contacting them to act as well as to make a difference.
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