The mere fact of leaving ultimate social control in the hands of the people has not guaranteed that men will be able to conduct their lives as...
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Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.
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The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural.
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... it is a commonplace that men like war. For peace, in our society, with the feeling we have then that it is feeble-minded to strive except ...
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... no book ... ever competed with the Bible. The story of Ruth was better than Ramona, and the poetry of Job was better than Longfellow. I st...
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No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.
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... liberty is the one thing no man can have unless he grants it to others.
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The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers.
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In a world that holds books and babies and canyon trails, why should one condemn oneself to live day-in, day-out with people one does not like, and sell oneself to chaperone and correct them?
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The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.
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So much of the trouble is because I am a woman. To me it seems a very terrible thing to be a woman. There is one crown which perhaps is worth ...
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We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.
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