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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.

Benjamin Spock

Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
BENJAMIN SPOCK

Common Sense
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
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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Occupation Trying Women
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
What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble?
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Children Peace War
I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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Baby Vietnam War
I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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Problem Realization Spiritual
There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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Children Funny Mother
Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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Class Ideas Racism Routine
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
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
Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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Captain Choice Creativity
I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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Being Bad Caught
Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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Children Home Husband
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
How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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Baby Diapers Size

Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.

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