![]() ![]() Can you tell me where it came from and who said it? The newspaper had retracted the quote and now there was a note that said “Its origin is unclear, although many researchers agree that Plato is not the source.” I am sure I have seen this quote before. I wanted to use this quote, so I needed to know who said it however, the NYT website contained a surprise. ![]() ![]() They have bad manners, contempt for authority they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Instead, the conflicts between parents and offspring are timeless : The quote shows that the problems between generations are not just a recent occurrence. Dear Quote Investigator: There is a great quote by Plato or Socrates about the misbehavior of children in antiquity that I read in the New York Times. ![]()
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