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> [They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. What they mean is that we go to school longer. They are not the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-yates/they-say-that-we-are-better-educated-than-our-parents-generation-what/)

Douglas Yates

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## More by Douglas Yates

> [People who are sensible about love are incapable of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-yates/people-who-are-sensible-about-love-are-incapable-of-it/)

Douglas Yates

> [No scientific theory achieves public acceptance until it has been thoroughly discredited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-yates/no-scientific-theory-achieves-public-acceptance-until-it-has-been/)

Douglas Yates

> [They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. What they mean is that we go to school longer. They are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-yates/they-say-that-we-are-better-educated-than-our-parents-generation-what/)

Douglas Yates

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