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    “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” over the bodies of tyrants

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      But thats the thing. Those who sit at the shade, will grow spoiled, fat and greedy and will enslave others to plant more trees from which they themselves will benefit from. “Hard times create great men. Great men create good times, good times create weak men, weak men creat hard times.”.