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We should be breast-feeding children up to 2 or 3 years of age.

Sensory deprivation during the formative periods of development leads to a high demand and need for stimulation later in life.

Before Ethics and Morality (1972)

It appears that the beneficial effects of infant physical affection can be negated by the repression of physical pleasure (premarital sex) later in life.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Most of our 'pleasure' activities appear to be substitutes for the natural sensory pleasures of touching.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Societies which inflict pain and discomfort upon their infants tend to neglect them as well.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

The deprivation of physical sensory pleasure is the principle root cause of violence.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Unfortunately, violence is often offered as a solution to violence.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Recent research supports the point of view that the deprivation of physical pleasure is a major ingredient in the expression of physical violence.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Stimulation of brain pleasure centers can eliminate feelings of rage, fear, and depression.

Before Ethics and Morality (1972)

The detrimental effects of infant physical affectional deprivation seem to be compensated for later in life by sexual body pleasure experiences during adolescence.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Certain sensory experiences during the formative periods of development will create a neuropsychological predisposition for either violence-seeking or pleasure-seeking behaviors later in life.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

The causes of violence lie in our basic values and the way in which we bring up our children and youth.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Punitive-repressive attitudes toward extramarital sex are also linked with physical violence, personal crime, and the practice of slavery.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

The abnormal social and emotional behaviors that result from parental and social (somatosensory) deprivation are directly related to impaired brain functioning.

Before Ethics and Morality (1972)

The percent likelihood of a society being physically violent if it is physically affectionate toward its infants and tolerant of premarital sexual behavior is 2 percent (48/49).

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

The competitive ethic, which teaches children that they must advance at the expense of others, should be replaced by values of cooperation and a pursuit of excellence for its own sake.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

Laboratory experiments show that... When the brain's pleasure circuits are 'on,' the violence circuits are 'off,' and vice versa.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

The somatosensory system... mediates emotional behaviors.

Before Ethics and Morality (1972)

The brain is highly immature at birth and is dependent upon sensory stimulation for normal growth, development, and function. Sensory stimulation is like a a nutrient—without it the brain does not develop or function normally.

Before Ethics and Morality (1972)

When high self-needs are combined with the deprivation of physical affection, the result is self-interest and high rates of narcissism. Likewise, exhibitionistic dancing and pornography may be interpreted as a substitute for normal sexual expression.

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence (1975)

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