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> [When our grandchildren ask us where we were when the voiceless and the vulnerable in our era needed leaders of compassion and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-haugen/when-our-grandchildren-ask-us-where-we-were-when-the-voiceless-and/)

[Gary Haugen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-haugen/)

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> [We hold the future in our hands, together, we must ensure that our grandchildren will not have to ask why we failed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/we-hold-the-future-in-our-hands-together-we-must-ensure-that-our/)

[Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/ban-ki-moon-1778_asks_we-hold-the-future-in-our-hands-together_2217681.png)

> [“When your grandchildren ask you what you did during the war, you can say, I made this movie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viet-thanh-nguyen/when-your-grandchildren-ask-you-what-you-did-during-the-war-you-can/)

[Viet Thanh Nguyen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viet-thanh-nguyen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/viet-thanh-nguyen-5296_grandchildren_when-your-grandchildren-ask-you-what-you_2294494.jpg)

> [When my grandchildren ask, 'Where were you when Donald Trump took a sledgehammer to Lady Liberty?' I want to make sure I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-perez/when-my-grandchildren-ask-where-were-you-when-donald-trump-took-a/)

[Tom Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-perez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/tom-perez-2700_america_when-my-grandchildren-ask-where-were-you_2513795.jpg)

> [“It is true that humanity is faced with many problems. It always has been but perhaps not always with such keen awareness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-a-simon/it-is-true-that-humanity-is-faced-with-many-problems-it-always-has/)

[Herbert A. Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-a-simon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/herbert-a-simon-23072_adventure_it-is-true-that-humanity-is-faced-with-m_2519817.jpg)

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