Few activities in human life are more precious and rewarding than those associated with the nurturing of families, the fostering of an environment which enables one's children to fulfil their potentialities and reach the maximum excellence of which they are capable.
(John Cottingham, "The Ethical Credentials of Partiality," The Presidential Address, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, n.s., 98 [1997-98]: 1-21, at 10)
