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> [It is perverse that a nation so rich should neglect its children so shamefully. Our attitude toward them is cruelly ambivalent. Weare sentimental about children but in our actions do not value them. We say we love them but give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stolley/it-is-perverse-that-a-nation-so-rich-should-neglect-its-children-so/)

Richard Stolley

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## More by Richard Stolley

> [Do we honestly believe that hopeless kids growing up under the harsh new rules will turn out to be chaste, studious, responsible adults? On…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stolley/do-we-honestly-believe-that-hopeless-kids-growing-up-under-the-harsh/)

Richard Stolley

> [It is perverse that a nation so rich should neglect its children so shamefully. Our attitude toward them is cruelly ambivalent. Weare sentimental about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stolley/it-is-perverse-that-a-nation-so-rich-should-neglect-its-children-so/)

Richard Stolley

> [Being dismantled before our eyes are not just individual programs that politicians cite as too expensive but the whole idea that society has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stolley/being-dismantled-before-our-eyes-are-not-just-individual-programs/)

Richard Stolley

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