We must recognize that beneath the superficial classifications of sex and race the same potentialities exist, recurring generation after generation, only to perish because society has no place for them

Quote by Margaret Mead

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We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have...

We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed...

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...

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...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and...

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

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.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

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

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

A society which is clamoring for choice, which is filled with many articulate groups, each...

A society which is clamoring for choice, which is filled with many articulate groups, each...

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...

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different...

What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different...

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

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

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...

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...

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead...

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead...