No mariner ever enters upon a more uncharted sea than does the average…

Walter Lippmann
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No mariner ever enters upon a more uncharted sea than does the average human being born in the 20th century. Our ancestors know their way from birth through eternity; we are puzzled about the day after tomorrow.
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