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 As wise Muslim scholar said. 

The 1st Gen creates.
The 2nd Gen maintains. 
The 3rd Gen fucks it all up. 
 Ibn Khaldun was one smart cat. 
 aren't they on the 5th or 6th by now? I seem to remember the 2nd gen of Rothschild's took over Britain by betting against Napoleon at Waterloo