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Ivy Baker Priest: My father had...

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My father had always said there are four things a child needs: plenty of love, nourishing food, regular sleep, and lots of soap and water. After that, what he needs most is some intelligent neglect.

Source: Green Grows Ivy, Ch. 11, 1958.
-- Ivy Baker Priest, (Sep 9 1905-1975), US government official; She was U.S. secretary of the Treasury.


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