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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.

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
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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Cancer Children Grow Up
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
I really learned it all from mothers.
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Day Mom Mother
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
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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Education Sex Spiritual Teacher
Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Common Sense
Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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Happiness Inspirational Positive
Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Grandchildren Grandparent
The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.
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Long People Strong
Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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Children Opportunity Parent
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
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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Believe Children Country
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
When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Disagreeable Encouraged Many People
There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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Children Funny Mother

If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.

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