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> [Like my parents, I have never been a regular church member or churchgoer. It doesn't seem plausible to me that there is the kind of God who watches over human affairs, listens to prayers, and tries to guide people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/like-my-parents-i-have-never-been-a-regular-church-member-or/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

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## More by Benjamin Spock

> [The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/the-strongest-rebellion-may-be-expressed-in-quiet-undramatic-behavior/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [On the average, older parents are more flexible, tolerant, understanding, and happy in child care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/on-the-average-older-parents-are-more-flexible-tolerant-understanding/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/i-was-so-afraid-of-being-bad-and-being-caught-at-it/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [I really learned it all from mothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/i-really-learned-it-all-from-mothers/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/can-we-make-a-better-world-for-our-children-i-believe-we-can-if/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [Like my parents, I have never been a regular church member or churchgoer. It doesn't seem plausible to me that there is the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/like-my-parents-i-have-never-been-a-regular-church-member-or/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/without-freedom-of-choice-there-is-no-creativity-without-creativity/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [This present system by which industry is motivated exclusively by the quest for maximal profits - though it may have helped a great deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/this-present-system-by-which-industry-is-motivated-exclusively-by-the/)

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> [When I was 88 years old, I gave up meat entirely and switched to a plant foods diet following a slight stroke. During the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/when-i-was-88-years-old-i-gave-up-meat-entirely-and-switched-to-a/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [It's an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States... I'm free to thwart and torment the authorities -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/it-s-an-ideal-existence-out-in-the-open-berating-the-president-of-he/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/what-is-the-use-of-physicians-like-myself-trying-to-help-parents-to/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/grandparents-have-the-freedom-to-see-their-grandchildren-uncritically/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [A surprising number of scientific advances have been made and masterpieces of art created by individuals just on the threshold of adulthood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/a-surprising-number-of-scientific-advances-have-been-made-and/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/how-to-fold-a-diaper-depends-on-the-size-of-the-baby-and-the-diaper/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

> [You know more than you think you do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-spock/you-know-more-than-you-think-you-do/)

[Benjamin Spock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-spock/)

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