The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of h...istory, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The problem of invisibility, the incredible deficit of self- esteem that full-time mothers describe, seems to come with the territ...ory. Day in and day out, the feedback from their spouse and kids suggests they are part of the woodwork, with no intelligence to illuminate a homework question or share any insights on politics. . . . When no one recognizes or applauds their amazing juggling act, they perforce derive their sense of self-worth from being ringmaster--someone not necessarily talented but indisputably in charge.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Particularly in the early years of the child's development, parents may get different opinions from professionals who view the chi...ld in different settings. A pediatrician seeing the child in a busy office diagnoses "attention deficit disorder"; a nursery school teacher who observes the child in an unruly classroom calls him "hyperactive" ... a psychologist or psychiatrist ... decides he's very active but not "hyper" and talks of emotional and family problems; while a neurologist, meeting with the child on a one-to-one basis,... says he is "normal."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The United States is the only great nation whose government is operated without a budget. The fact is to be the more striking when... it is considered that budgets and budget procedures are the outgrowth of democratic doctrines and have an important part in developing the modern constitutional rights.... The constitutional purpose of a budget is to make government responsive to public opinion and responsible for its acts.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »