The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.
Benjamin SpockPhysical 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.
Benjamin SpockI was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
Benjamin SpockPerhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.
Benjamin Spock...the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are beholden to industry. They always will be. And, the American people are fooled when they think that if you can just get McGovern instead of Humphrey, or if you can get a Democrat instead of a Republican, this will be the end of our problems.
Benjamin Spock