05/29/1903
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"Surely poverty alone should not disrupt the home."
"Each of these children represents either a potential addition to the productive capacity and the enlightened citizenship of the nation, or, if allowed to suffer from neglect, a potential addition to t..."
"Home life is the highest and finest product of civilization."
"The interests of the nation are involved in the welfare of this army of children no less than in our great material affairs."