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> [Cultural anthropology is not valuable because it uncovers the archaic in the psychological sense. It is valuable because it is constantly rediscovering the normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/cultural-anthropology-is-not-valuable-because-it-uncovers-the-archaic/)

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> [Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/cultural-anthropology-is-more-and-more-rapidly-getting-to-realize/)

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## Other authors on Anthropology

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthropology/kurt-vonnegut/)

## More by Edward Sapir

> [Human beings do not wish to be modest; they want to be as expressive - that is, as immodest - as fear allows; fashion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/human-beings-do-not-wish-to-be-modest-they-want-to-be-as-expressive/)

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> [A common allegiance to form of expression that is identified with no single national unit is likely to prove one of the most potent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/a-common-allegiance-to-form-of-expression-that-is-identified-with-no/)

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> [A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/a-standard-international-language-should-not-only-be-simple-regular/)

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> [The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is very different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/the-psychology-of-a-language-which-in-one-way-or-another-is-imposed/)

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> [French and German illustrate the misleading character of apparent grammatical simplicity just as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/french-and-german-illustrate-the-misleading-character-of-apparent/)

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> [A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/a-common-creation-demands-a-common-sacrifice-and-perhaps-not-the/)

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> [A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative sequence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/a-second-type-of-direct-evidence-is-formed-by-statements-whether-as/)

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> [One of the glories of English simplicity is the possibility of using the same word as noun and verb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/one-of-the-glories-of-english-simplicity-is-the-possibility-of-using/)

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> [Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/comparison-of-statements-made-at-different-periods-frequently-enable/)

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> [No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/no-two-languages-are-ever-sufficiently-similar-to-be-considered-as-2/)

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> [It is no secret that the fruits of language study are in no sort of relation to the labour spent on teaching and learning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/it-is-no-secret-that-the-fruits-of-language-study-are-in-no-sort-of/)

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> [Cultural anthropology is not valuable because it uncovers the archaic in the psychological sense. It is valuable because it is constantly rediscovering the normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/cultural-anthropology-is-not-valuable-because-it-uncovers-the-archaic/)

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> [As a matter of fact, a national language which spreads beyond its own confines very quickly loses much of its original richness of content…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/as-a-matter-of-fact-a-national-language-which-spreads-beyond-its-own/)

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> [Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/cultural-anthropology-is-more-and-more-rapidly-getting-to-realize/)

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> [Language is the most massive and inclusive art we know, a mountainous and anonymous work of unconscious generations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-sapir/language-is-the-most-massive-and-inclusive-art-we-know-a-mountainous/)

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