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As an institution, the family’s distinguishing trait is its powerful combination of love,discipline, and permanence. Families can teach standards of personal conduct thatcannot be enforced by law, but which are indispensable traits for democratic civilsociety. These traits include honesty, trust, loyalty, cooperation, self-restraint, civility,compassion, personal responsibility and respect for others. (Author abstract, modified)