I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the eld…

Terry Pratchett
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I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost.
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