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The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.

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Benjamin Spock
Age: 94 †
Born: 1903
Born: May 2
Died: 1998
Died: March 15
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New Haven
Connecticut
Benjamin McLane Spock
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