We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.

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"We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations, " he said, warning of a "long and sometimes difficult" path to sustainable energy sources in a nation dominated by its fossil fuel industries such as oil and coal.

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Just as we are connected to all other species, we are fundamentally connected to our own responsibilities to our children, our parents, our ancestors, and our communities of future generations.

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And those of us who care deeply about programs like Medicare must embrace the need for modest reforms -- otherwise, our retirement programs will crowd out the investments we need for our children, and jeopardize the promise of a secure retirement for future generations.

WHITEHOUSE: State of the Union 2013

And those of us who care deeply about programmes like Medicare must embrace the need for modest reforms - otherwise, our retirement programs will crowd out the investments we need for our children, and jeopardise the promise of a secure retirement for future generations.

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We will be robbed of the life we wanted for our children when we came here and there will be nothing to hand onto future generations.

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