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Lets talk about the real world for a moment. We had been discussing it earlier, and I:I wanted to bring this up to you earlier about the real world, and this is I guess as good a time as any. I don't really know to put this, so I'll be blunt. We broke it. Please don't be mad. I know we were supposed to bequeath to the next generation a world better than the one we were handed. So, sorry.

Jon Stewart#12

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Stewart apologizes for failing to leave the world better for future generations.
In plain terms
He apologizes for breaking the world.
What can you take from it?
Current generations have failed their responsibility to the future.

Where it applies

  • climate debates
  • political accountability
  • social commentary

Putting it to work

  • reflect on legacy
  • accept responsibility
  • act responsibly

Questions to consider

  • What responsibility do we owe the future?

Another view

It places too much blame on a single generation.

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