It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
BENJAMIN SPOCKRespect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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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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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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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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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Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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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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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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