“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.” ChildrenViolenceAuthorityAuthoritarianismCorporal PunishmentSmacking Book:Into the Dangerous World: Some Reflections on Childhood and Its Costs Source: Into the Dangerous World: Some Reflections on Childhood and Its Costs