Quote#God & Faith
Caution and conservatism are expected of old age; but when the young…
Quote byHenry Ward Beecher · 1813–1887
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Notes from Plymouth Pulpit (1859).
English (original)
Caution and conservatism are expected of old age; but when the young men of a nation are possessed of such a spirit, when they are afraid of the noise and strife caused by the new applications of the truth, Heaven save the land! Its funeral bell has already rung.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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