John Swett: Children arrived at the age of maturity belong, not to the parents, but to the State, to society, to the country.

Children arrived at the age of maturity belong, not to the parents, but to the S — John Swett

Children arrived at the age of maturity belong, not to the parents, but to the State, to society, to the country.

John Swett

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