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Family Formation Is the Key to Societal Health

The welfare of the state depends on the health of the family.
Family Formation Is the Key to Societal Health
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Timothy S. Goeglein
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Commentary
In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech before the Mother’s Congress, said: “The welfare of the State depends absolutely upon whether or not the average family, the average man and woman and their children, represent the kind of citizenship fit for the foundation of a great nation; and if we fail to appreciate this we fail to appreciate the root morality upon which all healthy civilization is based.”
Timothy S. Goeglein
Timothy S. Goeglein
Author
Timothy S. Goeglein is vice president of external and government relations at Focus on the Family in Washington, D.C., and author of the new book “Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream.”