This is why the Burkean social contract is superior to the Rousseauian social contract. Burke's social contract acknowledges that there is a pact between the dead, the living and the unborn, whereas Rousseau only acknowledges one of those three: the pact between the living. It so happens that the pact between the living is the most useless one of the three for us, but not for the enemy, for whom it is the only one that matters.

I have always had this belief myself, but I never knew there was a name for it. I believe that we have a responsibility to both the dead and the unborn. We should act with some consideration for them.

I find the Liberal belief that we have no responsibilitys to anyone (and that we can run around and do whatever we want) to be degenerate and childish. Its just an excuse to engage in all kinds of hedonism.