"A Fanfare for Prometheus" (29 January 1955).
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It is still in the lap of the gods whether a society can succeed which is based on "civil liberties and human rights" conceived as I have tried to describe them; but of one thing at least we may be sure: the alternatives that have so far appeared have been immeasurably worse.
— Learned Hand
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is still in the lap of the gods whether a society can succeed which is based on "civil liberties and human rights" conceived as I have tried to describe them; but of one thing at least we may be sure: the alternatives that have so far appeared have been immeasurably worse." in the context of ""A Fanfare for Prometheus" (29 January 1955)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Learned Hand" (Quotes, Extra-judicial writings)
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