It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
BENJAMIN SPOCKMost middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble?
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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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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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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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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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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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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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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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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