They will see a generation here and now that is trying to l… - Joel Benton

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They will see a generation here and now that is trying to lift itself over the fence by standing in a corn-basket and pulling upward on the handles.

Joel Benton

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(May 29, 1832 – September 15, 1911) was an American writer, poet and lecturer.

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They will see a generation here and now that is trying to lift itself over the fence by standing in a corn-basket and pulling upward on the handles. - Joel Benton

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