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> [“A regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development. If from infancy you treat children as gods they are liable in adulthood to act as devils.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-d-james-3/a-regime-which-combines-perpetual-surveillance-with-total-indulgence-2/)

P D James

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## More by P D James

> [“Don't let what's happened spoil your life; it doesn't have to. If help is offered, take it if you want it. But in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-d-james-3/don-t-let-what-s-happened-spoil-your-life-it-doesn-t-have-to-if-help/)

P D James

> [“A regime which combines perpetual surveillance with total indulgence is hardly conducive to healthy development. If from infancy you treat children as gods they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-d-james-3/a-regime-which-combines-perpetual-surveillance-with-total-indulgence-2/)

P D James

> [“Love, always love. Perhaps that's what we're all looking for. And if we don't get it early enough we panic in case we never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-d-james-3/love-always-love-perhaps-that-s-what-we-re-all-looking-for-and-if-we/)

P D James

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