"The last step in parental love involves the release of the beloved; the willing cutting of the cord that would otherwise keep the child in a state of emotional dependence."

-- Lewis Mumford

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“Anyone who tries to improve the lives of animals invariably comes in for criticism from those who believe such efforts are misplaced in a world of suffering humanity.”
“I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for. It is, I believe, too little yieldingâ€” certainly too little for the convenience of the world. I cannot forget the follies and vices of other so soon as I ought, nor their offenses against myself. My feelings are not puffed about with every attempt to move them. My temper would perhaps be called resentful. My good opinion once lost, is lost forever.”
“If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife. From my personal point of view, get an ugly girl to marry you.”
“The worst crime is faking it.”
“All social life, stability, progress, depend upon each man's confidence in his neighbor, a reliance upon him to do his duty.”

Source : Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1944). “Facts and Visions: Twenty-four Baccalaureate Sermons”
“An American has no sense of privacy. He does not know what it means.There is no such thing in the country.”

Source : Source: www.mormonnewsroom.org
“The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race.”
“Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town.”

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