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It crosses my mind that our generation may leave problems that are simply too hard for human society in the generations that follow. The structures that separate civilisation from disorder are thin and fragile. (But) I am not gloomy by nature so don't presume that the global community will fail the young people.

Ross Garnaut

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Ross Garnaut
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 28
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