Classic Quotes by Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) U.S. anthropologist
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I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.
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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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Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.
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The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
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The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.
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We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.
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