“The family meal is the nursery of democracy.”

Context: It's [a kitchen/dining table] where we teach our children the manners they need to get along in society. We teach them how to share. To take turns. To argue without fighting and insulting other people. They learn the art of adult conversation. The family meal is the nursery of democracy.

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American author, journalist, activist, and professor of jou… 1955

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