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What we need to wake people up to now is the crisis in imagination and concern for the greater good. we have no idea what the next ten years, much less the next fifty years, will demand of the coming generation. what we do know is that unless we have a people prepared and eager to meet those crises creatively and compassionately, there is not much hope for this poor old planet of ours.
-Katherine Paterson
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What We Need To Wake People Up

Katherine Paterson
What we need to wake people up to now is the crisis in imagination and concern for the greater good. we have no idea what the next ten years, much less the next fifty years, will demand of the coming generation. what we do know is that unless we have a people prepared and eager to meet those crises creatively and compassionately, there is not much hope for this poor old planet of ours.
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