One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless.

 Dobson has sometimes complained that the Republican Party may take the votes of social conservatives for granted and has suggested that evangelicals may withhold support from the GOP if the party does not more strongly support conservative family issues: "Does the Republican Party want our votes no string attached — to court us every two years and then to say 'Don't call me I'll call you' — and not to care about the moral law of the universe?. (1999-10-01). ISBN 0-8423-5267-8.

James Clayton "Jim" Dobson Jr. Focus on the Family was also carried by about sixty U. (born April 21 1936) is an American evangelical Christian author psychologist and founder in 1977 of Focus on the Family (FOTF) which he led until 2003.