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Quote from Proverb,


"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."


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Proverb (more quotes by Proverb or books by/about Proverb)

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Appeared in The Christian Recorder of March 1862, a publication of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where it is presented as an "old adage."
Reflects the common law of civil assault, which holds that mere name-calling does not give rise to a cause of action, while putting someone in fear of physical violence does.

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Proverbs, Respect, Speech

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