Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand women's opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering.

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"The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children."

- Elaine Heffner

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"An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness."

- Elbert Hubbard

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"Loyal customers, they don’t just come back, they don’t simply recommend you—they insist that their friends do business with you."

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"You don’t earn loyalty in a day. You earn loyalty day-by-day."

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"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

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"Where liberty is, there is my country."

- Benjamin Franklin

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