Family is the Key

“No one surely wants to go back to the narrow prejudices of the past – loveless marriages, authoritarian families, harsh parenthood and the rest. But our compassion for those who choose to live differently should not inhibit us from being advocates for the single most humanising institution in history.”

“The family – man, woman and child – is not one lifestyle choice among many. It is the best means we have yet discovered for nurturing future generations and enabling children to grow in a matrix of stability and love. It is where we learn the delicate choreography of relationship and how to handle the inevitable conflicts within any human group. It is where we first take the risk of giving and receiving love. It is where one generation passes on its values to the next, ensuring the continuity of a civilisation.”

“For any society, the family is the crucible of its future, and for the sake of our children’s future, we must be its defenders.”

Morality, Chapter 4, p. 74