Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation.

Quote by Margaret Mead

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Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many...

Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many...

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not...

Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not...

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it...

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when...

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of...

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of...

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are...

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are...

Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to be as mediocre as possible.

Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to be as mediocre as possible.

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...

The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put...

The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put...

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can...

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can...

For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is...

For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is...

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.

Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual...

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual...

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are...

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are...

What is virtue? It is to hold yourself to your fullest development as a person...

What is virtue? It is to hold yourself to your fullest development as a person...

I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before...

I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before...