A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture. - Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Abraham Joshua Heschel: "A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture."

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Affection	Behaves	Care	Children
Culture	Dictators	Easy	Even
Fond	Gold	Helpless	Incurable
Love	Make	Mines	People
Point	Test	Toward	True
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