Danh ngôn của Isabella Bird
One of the most painful things in the Western States and Territories is the extinction of childhood. I have never seen any children - only debased imitations of men and women, cankered by greed and selfishness, and asserting and gaining complete independence of their parents at ten years old.
One of the most painful things in the Western States and Territories is the extinction of childhood. I have never seen any children - only debased imitations of men and women, cankered by greed and selfishness, and asserting and gaining complete independence of their parents at ten years old.
Một trong những điều đau đớn nhất ở các Bang và Lãnh thổ phía Tây là sự diệt vong của tuổi thơ. Tôi chưa bao giờ nhìn thấy bất kỳ đứa trẻ nào - chỉ là những sự bắt chước hèn hạ của đàn ông và phụ nữ, bị lòng tham lam và ích kỷ, khẳng định và giành được sự độc lập hoàn toàn của cha mẹ khi mới mười tuổi.
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