Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation.

Quote by Margaret Mead

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed...

Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many...

Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many...

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

We have nowhere else to go... this is all we have.

We have nowhere else to go... this is all we have.

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of...

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of...

For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is...

For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is...

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must...

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must...

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it...

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it...

Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to be as mediocre as possible.

Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to be as mediocre as possible.

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add...

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add...

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.