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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.

Benjamin Spock

Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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Children Opportunity Parent
Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Grandchildren Grandparent
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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Father Girl Possible Zoos
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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Common Common Sense Experts
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
To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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Nation Vietnam Winning
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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People Realizing Said
Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer
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Cancer Children Grow Up
Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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Children Home Husband
Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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Children Grow Up Respect
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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Dance Goodbye Men
Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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Essence Mean Time
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
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
It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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Count Music
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 was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.

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