Who said "The character of any society is defined by the way it treats the very young and the very old."

Question

Who said "The character of any society is defined by the way it treats the very young and the very old."

Answer 1

I did a Google search, and you're the only one who said it.

Answer 2

I don't know.

Ghandi once said, "a society is defined by the way it treats its animals."

It might be an obscure play/paraphrase on his original quote. I think Ghandi's got it better.