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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.

— Benjamin Spock Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (1945)

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Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.

Decent and Indecent: Our Personal and Political Behavior (1970)

I really learned it all from mothers.

As parents and teachers we need to bring up more of our children with generosity of spirit.

Decent and Indecent: Our Personal and Political Behavior (1970)

This solution has great superficial appeal--all the excitement of secret, forbidden, romantic sexuality without family responsibility and family grubbiness.

Decent and Indecent: Our Personal and Political Behavior (1970)

I've come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.

Associated Press interview (1992)

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