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Children had a special status - protected from the outside world - and they dressed for the part in a way that made that special status immediately visible to themselves and the adults.
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The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became swept up in the glamour of the sexual revolution.
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Oregon is the only state in the union that facilitates suicide.
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Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire.
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In the '60s, parents were told to let their teens rebel, explore their boundaries. Increasingly the same message is being given to the parents of tweens.
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Whatever their defects, Christian fundamentalists have lived peacefully among us in America for several hundred years.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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Charter schools are public schools that operate, to a certain extent, outside the system. They have more control over their teachers, curriculum and resources. They also have less money than public schools.
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Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.
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When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.
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When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.
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In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.
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