Andrew Jackson: “But true philanthropy reconciles the mind to these vicissitudes as it…”

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But true philanthropy reconciles the mind to these vicissitudes as it does to the extinction of one generation to make room for another.

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Jackson discusses the philosophical acceptance of generational change and extinction.

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Andrew Jackson: “But true philanthropy reconciles the mind to these vicissitudes as it does to the extinction of one generation to make…”