This is INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE –
an understanding that today’s youth and future generations have at least the same opportunities and resources to meet their own needs as the generation governing today.
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There is a beautiful story of an old man planting a fig tree. When asked if he really expected to live long enough to consume the fruits of his labor, he replied: "I was born into a world flourishing with ready pleasures. My ancestors planted for me, and now I plant for my children..."
This is INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE – an understanding that today’s youth and future generations have at least the same opportunities and resources to meet their own needs as the generation governing today.
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