I have a sincere pity for any nation where old heads grow on young shoulders; youth is a matter, not only of years, but of temperament. (Alexander Herzen)

I have a sincere pity for any nation where old heads grow on young shoulders; youth is a matter, not only of years, but of temperament.

Alexander Herzen

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