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 th… - Pearl S. Buck

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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.

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About Pearl S. Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (born Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker; Chinese: 赛珍珠; Pinyin: Sài Zhēnzhū; 26 June 1892 – 6 March 1973), primarily known as Pearl S. Buck, was a prolific American writer. In 1938, she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Birth Name: Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker
Native Name: Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck Walsh
Alternative Names: Pearl Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck John Sedges Pearl Sydenstricker Sai Zhenzhu Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck Pirl Bak
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As for their child, I am moved in two ways. He will have his own world to make. Being of neither East nor West purely, he will be rejected of each, for none will understand him. But I think, if he has the strength of both his parents, he will understand both worlds, and so overcome.

For the soul of man is born fresh in every child, and there is an age in every creature, unless he is debased too young, when for a time he sees clearly the difference between truth and falsehood, and hypocrisy infuriates him. He cannot forgive those who should be true and instead are liars. This fury, I believe, is the first cause for revolutions throughout history.

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