To classify parenting as a personal choice for which there is no collective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting; really, it is to steal those benefits because they accrue (不断积累) to the whole of society as today's children become tomorrow's productive citizenry (公民).
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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全体国民;全体州居民;全体市民
The people living in a country, state, or city can be referred to as the citizenry .