The American Pediatric Society Commentary: The Future of Pediatric Physician Scientists Is in Our Hands

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, . . . in short, the period was . . . like the present period. . . .¹