I demand for the unmarried mother, as a sacred channel of life, the same reverence and respect as for the married mother; for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass, our conversation must not be permitted to blaspheme it. Ben Lindsey More Quotes by Ben Lindsey More Quotes From Ben Lindsey I do beseech you to direct your efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to preparing the path for the youth. Ben Lindsey youth effort path The churches used to win their arguments against atheism, agnosticism, and other burning issues by burning the ismist, which is fine proof that there is a devil but hardly evidence that there is a God. Ben Lindsey issues atheism winning Motherhood is so honorable a thing that nothing - no convention - can possibly make it dishonorable; and from the standpoint of the right of the child . . . the unmarried mother should be granted by society the same reverence and regard as the married mother. Ben Lindsey married mother children Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock. Ben Lindsey teenager growing-up inspirational Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship Ben Lindsey censorship jesus firsts