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The fact is that child rearing is a long, hard job, the rewards are not always immediately obvious, the work is undervalued, and parents are just as human and almost as vulnerable as their children.

— 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.

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.

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

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)

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