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# Wade Horn

(1954)   Psychologist

 **3** quotes in **38** categories

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Wade Horn is a psychologist, best known for *Fathers, Marriage, and Welfare Reform*.

## Quick Facts About Wade Horn

Born January 1, 1954

Profession Psychologist

Notable works Fathers, Marriage, and Welfare Reform

## About Wade Horn

Wade F. Horn is an American psychologist who received his PhD from Southern Illinois University in 1981. He served as President George W. Bush's Assistant Secretary for Children and Families from 2001 to 2007, overseeing the Administration for Children and Families, an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, before resigning on April 1, 2007. He also served under President George H.W. Bush as Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families within the Administration for Children and Families.

##  Quotes by Wade Horn

> [Children ought not to be victims of the choices adults make for them,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-horn/children-ought-not-to-be-victims-of-the-choices-adults-make-for-them/)

Wade Horn

[Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bf/wade-horn-82869_adults_children-ought-not-to-be-victims-of-the_362678.png)

> [I've never met a couple yet who, when they were walking down the aisle, said, 'What we want is three years of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-horn/i-ve-never-met-a-couple-yet-who-when-they-were-walking-down-the-aisle/)

Wade Horn

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/wade-horn-82869_aisle_i-ve-never-met-a-couple-yet-who-when-the_2088661.jpg)

> [The United States Administration for Children and Families (ACF) spends $46 billion per year operating 65 different social programs. If one goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-horn/the-united-states-administration-for-children-and-families-acf-spends/)

Wade Horn

[Administration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/administration/)

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