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From: Ahem A Rivets Shot
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:16

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On Sun, 22 Jul 2018 15:24:10 -0400
Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
> > On 21 Jul 2018 20:34:37 GMT
> > ma...@mail.com wrote:
> > 
> >> There is that story about an ancient text that translates as 
> >> "Young people have no respect for their elders any more."
> > 
> > 	There are *many* such ancient texts, including a rant
> > attributed to Aristotle, another to Socrates and a gem by Hesiod.
> > 
> 
> I think some go back to Sumer and Old Kingdom Egypt.

	It wouldn't surprise me if the oldest such lament was heard in some
cave not long after the concepts youth, elders, today and respect first made
it into something that one day would become language.

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