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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKTo win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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Parental trust is extremely important in the guidance of adolescent children as they get further and further away from the direct supervision of their parents and teachers. I don’t mean that trust without clear guidance is enough, but guidance without trust is worthless.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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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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Every child senses, with all the horse sense that’s in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.
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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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Boys and girls need chances to be around their father, to be enjoyed by him and if possible to do things with him. Better to play fifteen minutes enjoyably and then say, ‘Now I’m going to read my paper’ than to spend all day at the zoo crossly.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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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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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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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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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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