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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.

Benjamin Spock

Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Grandchildren Grandparent
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
A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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Satisfaction Selfish Successful
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
I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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Being Bad Caught
Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Common Sense
Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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Essence Mean Time
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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People Realizing Said
I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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Baby Vietnam War
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
The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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May Quiet Teamwork
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
What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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Baby Mom Mother
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 worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.
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Children Jobs Perfect
When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Disagreeable Encouraged Many People

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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