Child Abuse Quotes

• The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.

  Nelson Mandela

  Children, Character, Society

  Twitter post from Sep 18, 2016

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• Child abuse is one of those issues that's very difficult to talk about because it's surrounded by guilt and shame and so on, but us avoiding that issue doesn't help those kids in need out there who need support.

  Chris Hemsworth

  Children, Kids, Issues

  "Chris Hemsworth: Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain Hazed Me Harder Than My Brothers". Interview with Emily Zemler, www.elle.com. March 11, 2016.

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• Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.

  Dave Pelzer

  Inspirational, Children, Unhappy Childhood

  Dave Pelzer (1993). “A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive”, p.166, Health Communications, Inc.

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• Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

  Herbert Ward

  Children, Abuse, Domestic Violence

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• It's important to talk about it. You raise awareness. But you can also prevent it (child abuse) by not letting it be a secret.

  Chris Witty

  Children, Abuse, Secret

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• Child abuse damages a person for life and that damage is in no way diminished by the ignorance of the perpetrator. It is only with the uncovering of the complete truth as it affects all those involved that a genuinely viable solution can be found to the dangers of child abuse.

  Alice Miller

  Children, Ignorance, Abuse

  Alice Miller (2012). “Banished Knowledge: Facing Childhood Injuries”, p.165, Anchor

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• Whilst child abuse may be committed behind closed doors, it should never be swept under the carpet.

  Constance Briscoe

  Children, Doors, Abuse

  "Jury clears judge of libelling mother in 'misery memoir'" by Rachel Williams, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2008.

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• I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.

  Kenny Guinn

  Children, Believe, Abuse

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• One person of integrity can make a difference.

  Elie Wiesel

  Integrity, Differences, Making A Difference

  Elie Wiesel (2012). “Night”, p.143, Macmillan

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• If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

  Bruce Barton

  Relationship, Birthday, Daughter

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• Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.

  Randy Alcorn

  Children, Giving, Abuse

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• Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home.

  Matt Blunt

  Children, Home, Responsibility

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• Abuse manipulates and twists a child's natural sense of trust and love. Her innocent feelings are belittled or mocked and she learns to ignore her feelings. She can't afford to feel the full range of feelings in her body while she's being abused-pain, outrage, hate, vengeance, confusion, arousal. So she short-circuits them and goes numb. For many children, any expression of feelings, even a single tear, is cause for more severe abuse. Again, the only recourse is to shut down. Feelings go underground.

  Laura Davies

  Children, Pain, Hate

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• One in four children being victimized? That's about seven children in every classroom. That's a significant proportion of the population.

  Wendy Craig

  Children, Abuse, Population

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• Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Inspirational, Children, Educational

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• Child abuse is a heinous and personally damaging crime; it is therefore incumbent on the Church to treat such matters with the utmost seriousness.

  John Sentamu

  Children, Abuse, Church

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• If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

  Carl Jung

  Inspirational, Change, Family

  Vom Werden der Pers"nlichkeit (On the Development of Personality, 1932) in Gesammelte Werke (1972) vol. 17, p. 194

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• In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.

  Bob Ney

  Believe, Views, Law

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• The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it.

  Alice Miller

  Children, Writing, Censorship

  Alice Miller (1998). “Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child”, p.235, Macmillan

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• No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.

  Emma Goldman

  Sympathy, Education, Children

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• An honest man is always a child.

  Socrates

  Children, Philosophy, Men

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• Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is immense and dangerous. A child initially trusts life and the processes of life.

  John Bradshaw

  Children, Risk, World

  John Bradshaw (2013). “Creating Love: A New Way of Understanding Our Most Important Relationships”, p.115, Bantam

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• Any abuse of animals is the same as abuse of men, women, or children.

  Alison Goldfrapp

  Children, Men, Animal

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Child abuse continues to be a significant problem in the United Sates. It was estimated that 2001,903,000 children were the victims of child abuse or neglect. Child abuse is a crime perpetrated on the innocent and the defenseless.

  Pete Domenici

  Children, Abuse, Problem

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• Your playing small doesn't serve the world.

  Marianne Williamson

  Confidence, Fear, Insecure

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