Rosling — “The next generation is like the last runner…”

Source: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think — Hans Rosling

Book page: rosling-factfulness

From: Factfulness — Quotes

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The next generation is like the last runner in a very long relay race. The race to end extreme poverty has been a marathon, with the starter gun fired in 1800. This next generation has the unique opportunity to complete the job: to pick up the baton, cross the line, and raise its hands in triumph. The project must be completed. And we should have a big party when we are done.