the moral test of a government is how that government treats those are in the dawn of life, the children; the twilight of life, the elderly; and the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.
Hubert H. Humphrey: “the moral test of a government is how that government treats those are in the dawn of life, the children; the twilight…”
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Humphrey's quote highlights the moral responsibility of government towards vulnerable populations.
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