"It is sometimes easier to head an institute for the study of child guidance than it is to turn one brat into a decent human being."

Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

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"It is sometimes easier to head an institute for the study of child guidance than it is to turn one brat into a decent human being."

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