“The mother is the most precious possessions of the nation, so precious that society advances its highest well-being when it protects the functions of the mother.”
Quote by Ellen Key
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The Century of the Child
This book delves into the transformative period that saw significant advancements in children's welfare, focusing on the shift in societal attitudes towards childrearing, education, and legal rights. more
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“Babies are always more trouble than you thought and more wonderful.”
“Playing as children means playing is the most serious thing in the world.”
“Children are certainly too good to be true.”
Source: The Collected Letters (Annotated Edition)
Source: Hesperides: The Poems and Other Remains of Robert Herrick Now First Collected
“We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.”
“The sun is the only safe nuclear reactor, situated as it is some ninety-three million miles away.”
Source: In Praise of Nature