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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKTo win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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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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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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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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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer
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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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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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I love to dance and I’d love to be saying goodbye to my friends while the band was playing and they were dancing…I want them to remember I was a dancing man in my day.
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People have said, “You’ve turned your back on pediatrics.” I said, “No. It took me until I was in my 60s to realize that politics was a part of pediatrics.”
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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