It's not only dastardly Trump, but also those state - level zealots who will destroy «public education as we know it,» unleashing charters upon the people without nary a concern for quality, bringing a new winter of despair to the entire K — 12 sector. (educationnext.org)
«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...» (businessinsider.com)
It was «the spring of hope» but it has ultimately altered to «the winter of despair», as only Charles Dickens could describe. (fintechworld.com)