One would almost think that a man's children were supposed to be literally, and not metaphorically, a part of himself, so jealous is opinion of the s… - John Stuart Mill

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One would almost think that a man's children were supposed to be literally, and not metaphorically, a part of himself, so jealous is opinion of the smallest interference of law with his absolute and exclusive control over them; more jealous than of almost any interference with his own freedom of action: so much less do the generality of mankind value liberty than power.