Child Poverty Action

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    While each child is born with his or her own distinct genetic potential for physical, social, emotional and cognitive development, the possibilities for reaching that potential remain tied to early life experiences and the parent-child relationship within the family.
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    The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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    The highest proof of civility is that the whole public action of the State is directed on securing the greatest good of the greatest number.
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