"Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved."
-Erich Fromm
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"Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?"
-Erich Fromm
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"The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots."
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"The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science."
-Erich Fromm
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"The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent."
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"The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist."
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"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."
-Delphine de Girardin
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"Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do."
-Ingrid Newkirk
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"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"
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"If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom."
-William Lyon Mackenzie King
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"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values."
-Steve Forbes
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"The main thing I believe in is freedom."
-Charles Evers
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