we came to realize that a civilization which rode roughshod over the way of life of other peoples was incorporating evil in its own way of life.
MARGARET MEADwe came to realize that a civilization which rode roughshod over the way of life of other peoples was incorporating evil in its own way of life.
MARGARET MEADAlways remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
MARGARET MEADWe are at a point in history where a proper attention to space, and especially near space, may be absolutely crucial in bringing the world together.
MARGARET MEADFathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.
MARGARET MEADWe need every human gift and cannot afford to neglect any gift because of artificial barriers of sex or race or class or national origin.
MARGARET MEADChildren not only have to learn what their parents learned in school, but also have to learn how to learn. This has to be recognized as a new problem which is only partly solved.
MARGARET MEADInjustice experienced in the flesh, in deeply wounded flesh, is the stuff out of which change explodes.
MARGARET MEADin all cultures, human beings – in order to be human – must understand the nonhuman.
MARGARET MEADMany societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women.
MARGARET MEADHumanity lies in man’s capacity to question the known and imagine the unknown.
MARGARET MEADThere is no greater insight into the future than recognizing when we save our children, we save ourselves
MARGARET MEADThe time has come, I think, when we must recognize bisexuality as a normal form of human behavior.
MARGARET MEADInstead 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 MEADParents feel like immigrants in the country of the young.
MARGARET MEADA woman, even a brilliant woman, must have two qualities in order to fulfill her promise: more energy than mere mortals, and the ability to outwit her culture.
MARGARET MEADWe are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world.
MARGARET MEAD