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Pearl S. Buck

Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.

Pearl S. Buck

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Pearl S. Buck is saying that a society should create conditions where elderly people feel safe around younger generations and are not abandoned by them.

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