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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There are only two things a child will share willingly -- communicable diseases and his...

There are only two things a child will share willingly -- communicable diseases and his...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best...

What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best...

When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.

When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.

There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's...

There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's...

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he...

Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he...

All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning...

All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning...

You know more than you think you do.

You know more than you think you do.

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

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

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have...

The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have...

I'm not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I...

I'm not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I...

To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.

To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

There is no greater excitement than to support an intellectual wife and have her support...

There is no greater excitement than to support an intellectual wife and have her support...

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we...

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we...

If you don't get what you want, think of the things you don't want that...

If you don't get what you want, think of the things you don't want that...

Love is like hunting, you can begin when you like and stop when you can.

Love is like hunting, you can begin when you like and stop when you can.