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Britain was the last developed country where beating schoolchildren was respectable. This was outlawed last year [1988] - by one vote in Parliament. Parents are now almost the last people left who can hit children without fear of penalty, as long as it's moderate and fitting punishment...the language of authority still derives from violence, mistakenly, tragically.
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― Into the Dangerous World: Some Reflections on Childhood and Its Costs
― Into the Dangerous World: Some Reflections on Childhood and Its Costs
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I accepted what the Sisters taught in religion class: that God is loving, merciful, charitable, forgiving. That message didn't jibe with adults smacking kids.
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― My Beloved World
― My Beloved World
