The following, written by Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), is perhaps the first description of child abuse inflicted under the guise of discipline:Passing along our street, how many times I have wished to stage a thumping row in order to avenge the lads I have seen attacked, beaten, and flayed by some father or mother insane with wrath! You see them sally forth, their eyes on fire and throats aroar, often against a babe just come from the breast. And, behold, the little fellow lamed and stunned with blows, while our courts take no notice of it—as though these maimed and crippled victims were not members of our commonwealth. No one would hesitate to send to the gallows a judge who had condemned a criminal out of anger. Why, then, are parents and teachers permitted, out of passion, to lash and punish their children? It is no longer correction, but revenge. Chastisement is a medicine for the young, and would we tolerate a doctor who raged against his patient?
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机译：以下是米歇尔·德·蒙塔涅（Michel de Montaigne，1533-1592）的著作，这也许是对以纪律为幌子的虐待儿童的第一个描述：沿着我们的街道，我希望登台重击以报仇。我见过的小伙子们被愤怒的父亲或母亲疯狂地殴打，殴打和殴打！您会看到他们大声疾呼，他们的目光注视着火，嗓子嘶哑，常常抵着刚从乳房传来的宝贝。而且，那个小家伙被打击打得昏昏欲睡，而我们的法院没有注意到这一点，好像这些残废残废的受害者不是我们英联邦国家的成员。没有人会毫不犹豫地将绞尽脑汁谴责罪犯的法官送交绞刑架。那么，为什么允许父母和老师出于热情而鞭并惩罚他们的孩子？它不再是矫正，而是报仇。惩罚是对年轻人的一种药物，我们会容忍对他的病人狂怒的医生吗？
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