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Children are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become.

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Edgar Allan Poe

United States writer and poet (1809-1849)

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    الأطفال ليسوا أبدًا صغارًا جدًا ليتم جلدهم. مثل شرائح اللحم القاسية، كلما ضربتهم أكثر، أصبحوا أكثر ليونة.

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