Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
BENJAMIN SPOCKI’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.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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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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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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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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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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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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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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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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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