I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
BENJAMIN SPOCKIn our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood.
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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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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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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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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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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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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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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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