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I believe that the fewer the laws in a home the better but there is one law which should be as plainly understood as the shining of the sun is visible at noonday, and that is, implicit and instantaneous obedience from the child to the parent, not only for the peace of the home, but for the highest good of the child.

Abbott Eliot Kittredge

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Abbott Eliot Kittredge
Age: 78 †
Born: 1834
Born: July 20
Died: 1912
Died: December 17
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