If we can prevent just one marriage from disintegrating--or just one child from suffering the loss of a family--our effort will be justified.

James C. Dobson
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If we can prevent just one marriage from disintegrating or just one child from suffering the loss of a family, then our effort will be justified. This is a common argument used by people who work for charities.

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