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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I have searched for the definition of a 'civilised society' and found these quotes.
"...the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped. " - Last Speech of Hubert H. Humphrey
"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." - Mahatma Ghandi
"A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying," -Pope John Paul II
Aristotle has often been quoted as saying you can judge a nation by the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens.
If we consider the atrocious crimes committed against children and the way the elderly are treated as second-rate citizens in our so-called civilized countries, I would have to say that we are in the decline of civilisation..
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Well I've just dashed to the bathroom (I haven't really, just said that for effect
)to take my temperature as I find myself agreeing with your last sentence, well the bit about the elderly that is.