#substitutes

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

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There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

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