Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer
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What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble?
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses frustration about the futility of promoting child health in the face of war and violence.
Benjamin Spock's quote highlights the deep irony and sorrow he feels as a physician advocating for child health and happiness, only to witness the devastating consequences of war that threaten the lives of many children. It critiques the societal structures that allow for such violence and questions the purpose of health professionals' efforts when faced with such an ignoble cause.
Themes
HealthChildrenWarViolenceParentingSocietyPhysicians
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a speech about the importance of peace in child welfare.
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