Famous quotes containing the word measures:
“Almost everywhere we find . . . the use of various coercive measures, to rid ourselves as quickly as possible of the child within usi.e., the weak, helpless, dependent creaturein order to become an independent competent adult deserving of respect. When we reencounter this creature in our children, we persecute it with the same measures once used in ourselves.”
—Alice Miller (20th century)
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