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It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.

— Charles de Montesquieu

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I see corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies.

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

The baby boomers are the most spoiled, most self-centered, most narcissistic generation the country's ever produced.

— Stephen Bannon

Young people deserve stable employment opportunities and not mountains of debt. When young people can access the middle class, America is strengthened.

— Patrick Murphy

Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals ruined, and talents irretrievably lost to society, for want of cultivation: while two parties have been idly contending who should bestow it.

— Joseph Lancaster

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

— Amy Chua

Our young people are assets to be cultivated and nurtured; let's begin treating them that way.

— Jane Fonda

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Tragically, the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth reported that one-quarter of our young people are at serious risk of not achieving productive adulthood.

— Ruben Hinojosa

✗Opposing Perspectives

Anybody that lives in America and has parents with a moderate amount of wealth can be spoiled. I see it every day - kids who are just running their parents over to get what they want because kids are smart, and they know they can manipulate their parents.

— Wyatt Russell

The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.

— P. J. O'Rourke