Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
BENJAMIN SPOCKIt’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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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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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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Don’t worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.
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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.
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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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Sex education, including its spiritual aspects, should be part of a broad health and moral education from kindergarten through grade twelve, ideally carried out harmoniously by parents and teachers.
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Parental trust is extremely important in the guidance of adolescent children as they get further and further away from the direct supervision of their parents and teachers. I don’t mean that trust without clear guidance is enough, but guidance without trust is worthless.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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