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> [We want our children to become who they are- and a developed person is, above all, free. But freedom as we define it doesn't mean doing what you want. Freedom means the ability to make choices that are good for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-millman/we-want-our-children-to-become-who-they-are-and-a-developed-person-is/)

Gregory Millman

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## More by Gregory Millman

> [We want our children to become who they are- and a developed person is, above all, free. But freedom as we define it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-millman/we-want-our-children-to-become-who-they-are-and-a-developed-person-is/)

Gregory Millman

> [“With exceptions so rare that it is hard to remember one, textbooks are to books as powdered food supplements are to a good, balanced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-millman/with-exceptions-so-rare-that-it-is-hard-to-remember-one-textbooks-are/)

Gregory Millman

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