Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes

If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.

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• If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.

  

  Sandra Day O'Connor
  • Children
  • Way
  • Parent