In every human society of which we have any record, there are those who teach and those who learn, for learning a… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Both men and women are conceived as merely capable of response to a situation that their society has already defined for them… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
It is of very doubtful value to enlist the gifts of a woman into fields that have been defined as male; it… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Maleness in America is not absolutely defined; it has to be kept and re-earned every day, and one essential element in the… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
You "have a date," you "go out with a date," you "groan because there isn't a decent date in town." A situation… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Coming to terms with the rhythms of women's lives means coming to terms with life itself, accepting the imperatives of the body… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does… — Margaret Mead Copy Share
The contempt for law and the contempt for the human consequences of lawbreaking go from the bottom to the top of American society. — Margaret Mead Copy Share
If one cannot state a matter clearly enough so that even an intelligent twelve-year-old can understand it, one should remain within the cloistered walls… — Margaret Mead Copy Share
Women are scolded both for being mothers and for not being mothers, for wanting to eat their cake and have it too, and for… — Margaret Mead Copy Share
we came to realize that a civilization which rode roughshod over the way of life of other peoples was incorporating evil in its own… — Margaret Mead Copy Share
Through a grandmother's voice and hands the end of life is known at the beginning. — Margaret Mead Copy Share
today's children are the first generation to grow up in a world that has the power to destroy itself. — Margaret Mead Copy Share
We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what… — Margaret Mead Copy Share
Humanity . . . lies in man's capacity to question the known and imagine the unknown. — Margaret Mead Copy Share
“One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and not be held responsible.… — Margaret Mead Copy Share
We end up with the contradictory picture of a society that appears to throw its doors wide open to women, but translates her every… — Margaret Mead Copy Share
