o tempora! o mores!
Latin quotation from Cicero
o tem·po·ra! o mo·res!
ō-ˈtem-pȯ-rä ō-ˈmō-ˌrās 
: oh, the times! oh, the customs!
—used as an exclamation of despair at prevailing social or political norms
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“O tempora! o mores!.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/o%20tempora%21%20o%20mores%21. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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