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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.

Benjamin Spock

What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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Baby Mom Mother
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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Believe Children Country
Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Grandchildren Grandparent
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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Children Peace War
Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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Captain Choice Creativity
Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Common Sense
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 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
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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Children Jobs Perfect
The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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May Quiet Teamwork
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
Most 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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Class Ideas Racism Routine
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
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
When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Disagreeable Encouraged Many People

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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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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