“Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if the transition should be interrupted for one century, civilization would die and we should be savage again.”
Will & Ariel Durant (The Lessons of History)

“The deepest of all human anxieties is to be at the mercy of one’s own impulses.”
Anna Freud

“Our job is not to be our children’s friends, or facilitators, or self-esteem coaches; our job is to civilize the little savages, and we can hardly do that properly if we fear we will smash their self-esteem by denying them a choice in the juice they get for breakfast.”
Betsy Hart

“Teens usually have a way of convincing themselves they’re smarter than adults. This phenomenon often occurs when adolescents are at the pinnacle of their ignorance. But during the sixties, high schools actually started to teach students how to be thoroughly stupid. For those who remained just a little bit smart, drugs were readily accessible to take care of any errant brain cells.”
James Hirsen