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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.


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



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I'm not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.



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

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



Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.

Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.



The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.

The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.



A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.

A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.



Physical punishment teaches children that the larger, stronger person has the power to get his way, whether or not he is in the right, and they may resent this in the parent-for life.

Physical punishment teaches children that the larger, stronger person has the power to get his way, whether or not he is in the right, and they may resent this in the parent-for life.



Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.

Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.



Don't be afraid to trust your own common sense.

Don't be afraid to trust your own common sense.



Respect children because they're human beings and they deserve respect, and they'll grow up to be better people.

Respect children because they're human beings and they deserve respect, and they'll grow up to be better people.





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After my first visit to Japan, in 1960, to work on a joint model building project at Osaka University, I maintained a continuing interest in the country and the entire Far East.

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