| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 7099 |
| QUOTATION: | Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Bruno Bettelheim (20th century), Austrian-born child psychologist. A Good Enough Parent, ch. 9 (1987). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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