The function of posterity is to look after itself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?
We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us.
Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?
Posterity is the world to come; the world for whom we hold our ideals, from whom we have borrowed our planet, and to whom we bear sacred responsibility. We must do what America does best: offer more opportunity to all and demand responsibility from all.
Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.
Posterity is something I'm a big fan of because that's how you leave your legacy. Not to sound pompous, but just to be truthful.
Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.
As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.
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