“Young people are the same as they always were. Just as ignorant.”

—  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Source: At Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme in 2006, https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/prince-philip-quotes-63435/

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