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The assumption that men and woman are essentially alike in all respects, or even in the most important ones, is a damaging one, as damaging as the assumption that they are different in ways in which they aren’t different, perhaps more so.

Margaret Mead

It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.
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Change Diet Himself Man Religion
The people of one nation alone cannot save their own children; each holds the responsibility for the others’ children.
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Alone Children Nation People Responsibility Save
My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.
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Education Goodness Myself Possible School
Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them.
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Afraid Along Man Woman
In almost any society I think, the quality of the nonconformists is likely to be just as good as and no better than that of the conformists.
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Better Goodness Society Thinking
It used to be when we said, ”til death do us part,’ death parted us pretty soon. That’s why marriages used to last forever. Everybody was dead.
MARGARET MEAD

Death Forever Marriage Ourselves
WE MUST DEVISE A SYSTEM IN WHICH PEACE IS MORE REWARDING THAN WAR.
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Peace Reward System War
You know you love someone when you cannot put into words how they make you feel.
MARGARET MEAD

Feeling Known Love Word Yourself
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
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Children Ideas Teaching Thinking
Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.
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Capacity Corporate Ruin
One characteristic of Americans is that they have no toleration at all of anybody putting up with anything. We believe that whatever is going wrong ought to be fixed.
MARGARET MEAD

Believe Character Fix Tolerance Wrong
Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.
MARGARET MEAD

Children Delight Difference Opportunity Present
Earth Day is the first holy day…and is devoted to the harmony of nature… The celebration offends no historical calendar, yet it transcends them all.
MARGARET MEAD

Calendar Day Harmony History Holy Nature Transcend
Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.
MARGARET MEAD

Competition Relationship Sister Strong
Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.
MARGARET MEAD

Government Guide Individual Institution Movement Passion Problem Social
The atmosphere is the key symbol of global interdependence.
MARGARET MEAD

Atmosphere Global Interdependence Key Symbol

The assumption that men and woman are essentially alike in all respects, or even in the most important ones, is a damaging one, as damaging as the assumption that they are different in ways in which they aren’t different, perhaps more so.

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The assumption that men and woman are essentially alike in all respects, or even in the most important ones, is a damaging one, as damaging as the assumption that they are different in ways in which they aren’t different, perhaps more so.

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