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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKHow to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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I agree today that a man has no business trying to tell women what their characteristics are, which ones are inborn, which are more admirable, which will be best utilized by what occupations.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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 was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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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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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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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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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