Ben Lindsey on maternity
Ben Lindsey6 quotes“I demand for the unmarried mother, as a sacred channel of life, the same reverence and respect as for the married mother; for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass, our conversation must not be permitted to blaspheme it.”
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I do beseech you to direct your efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to preparing the path for the youth.
Ben LindseyBen Lindsey Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship
Ben LindseyBen Lindsey The unmarried mother should be granted by society the same reverence and regard as the married mother.
Ben LindseyBen Lindsey Motherhood is so honorable a thing that nothing – no convention – can possibly make it dishonorable; and from the standpoint of the right of the child.
Ben LindseyBen Lindsey The churches used to win their arguments against atheism, agnosticism, and other burning issues by burning the ismist, which is fine proof that there is a devil but hardly evidence that there is a God.
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Believe in things you accept than regretting in your disbeliefs.
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Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle If you only enjoy the chase I’m not racing anymore, I’ve set my own pace.
Shannon Van AlstShannon Van Alst You’re a patched tapestry, of deep childhood trauma’s, and unkept promises.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi I dont give a Rats Ass in what others think. That is how I became successful
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Transient emptiness over irreparable brokenness.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg Keep the energy-burning, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.
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Tina FeyTina Fey The unsung, impersonal world remains outside, on the other surface of a placenta. All songs, even when their content or rendering is strongly masculine, operate maternally.
John BergerJohn Berger The respect and protection of woman and of maternity should be raised to the position of an inalienable social duty and should become one of the principles of human morality.
Maria MontessoriMaria Montessori I am what happens between the maternity ward and the Crematorium.
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