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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.

Benjamin Spock

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
The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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May Quiet Teamwork
Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
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Children Confidence Wisdom
Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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Captain Choice Creativity
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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Baby Children Learning
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 agree today that a man has no business trying to tell women what their characteristics are, which ones are inborn, which are more admirable, which will be best utilized by what occupations.
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Occupation Trying Women
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
It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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Men President United States
If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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Children Quality Wish
It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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Count Music
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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Believe Children People
I really learned it all from mothers.
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Day Mom Mother
I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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Baby Vietnam War
To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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Nation Vietnam Winning

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