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This reads as a dry, political generation-to-generation jab, with the final hope doing most of the work. It can be taken to mean that each cohort inherits the same burden, but with different styles and mistakes, and the speaker is skeptical enough to joke while still wishing for better stewardship. It lands when people compare leadership across eras and wonder if the next group will correct the last one’s failures.
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About P. J. O'Rourke
American author, journalist, and political satirist
P. J. O'Rourke was an American author, journalist, and political satirist. He wrote on politics and on subjects as varied as cars, etiquette, and economics, and 481 quotes are listed on the site. He published twenty-two books. Among them, Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. His work is associated with sharp political satire and wide-ranging social commentary.
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