Quote#Children
"In those days, we did not know any other way to control children. We…
Quote bySusan B. Anthony · 1820–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Interview with Nellie Bly, New York World (February 2, 1896), p. 10..
English (original)
"In those days, we did not know any other way to control children. We believed in the goodness of not sparing the rod. As I got older, I abolished whipping. If I couldn't manage a child, I thought it my ignorance, my lack of ability, as a teacher. I always felt less the woman when I struck a blow."
— Susan B. Anthony
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