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Editorial
July 2, 1910
The Marion Daily Mirror
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Robert G. Ingersoll denounces whipping children as wrong, vividly describing the emotional toll and urging parents to foster happy, honest homes instead.
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The Rod and the Child.
I do not believe in the government of the lash. If any one of you ever expects to whip your children again I want you to have a photograph taken of yourself when you are in the act, with your face red with vulgar anger and the face of the little child, with eyes swimming in tears and the little chin dimpled with fear, like a piece of water struck by a sudden cold wind. Have the picture taken. If that little child should die I cannot think of a sweeter way to spend an autumn afternoon than to go out to the cemetery when the maples are clad in tender gold and little scarlet runners are coming, like poems of regret, from the sad heart of the earth and sit down upon the grave and look at that photograph and think of the flesh, now dust, that you beat. I tell you it is wrong; it is no way to raise children. Make your home happy. Be honest with them. Divide fairly with them in everything.—Robert G. Ingersoll
I do not believe in the government of the lash. If any one of you ever expects to whip your children again I want you to have a photograph taken of yourself when you are in the act, with your face red with vulgar anger and the face of the little child, with eyes swimming in tears and the little chin dimpled with fear, like a piece of water struck by a sudden cold wind. Have the picture taken. If that little child should die I cannot think of a sweeter way to spend an autumn afternoon than to go out to the cemetery when the maples are clad in tender gold and little scarlet runners are coming, like poems of regret, from the sad heart of the earth and sit down upon the grave and look at that photograph and think of the flesh, now dust, that you beat. I tell you it is wrong; it is no way to raise children. Make your home happy. Be honest with them. Divide fairly with them in everything.—Robert G. Ingersoll
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Corporal Punishment
Child Rearing
Moral Reform
Family Happiness
Physical Discipline
What entities or persons were involved?
Robert G. Ingersoll
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To Corporal Punishment For Children
Stance / Tone
Strongly Against Physical Discipline, Advocating Kindness And Honesty
Key Figures
Robert G. Ingersoll
Key Arguments
Government Of The Lash Is Wrong
Whipping Children Causes Vulgar Anger And Fear
Imagine The Horror Through A Photograph Of The Act
Beating Leads To Regret Over A Child's Grave
Raise Children By Making Home Happy And Dividing Fairly