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I really learned it all from mothers.

Benjamin Spock

I’m not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.
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Country Intervention War
I would say that the surest measure of a man’s or a woman’s maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.
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Dignity Husband Love Marriage
Don’t take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don’t be overawed by what the experts say. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Common Common Sense Experts
Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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Children Grow Up Respect
It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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Men President United States
It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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Children Helping World
Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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Essence Mean Time
Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
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Children Confidence Wisdom
The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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Children Dad Parenting
If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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Children Quality Wish
The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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May Quiet Teamwork
Physical punishment teaches children that the larger, stronger person has the power to get his way, whether or not he is in the right, and they may resent this in the parent-for life.
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Children Parent Punishment
Boys and girls need chances to be around their father, to be enjoyed by him and if possible to do things with him. Better to play fifteen minutes enjoyably and then say, ‘Now I’m going to read my paper’ than to spend all day at the zoo crossly.
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Father Girl Possible Zoos
The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.
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Baby Children Mother
Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Grandchildren Grandparent
Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.
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Believe Children People

I really learned it all from mothers.

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