The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put by civilization on males and females alike… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals. — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Those social behaviors which automatically preclude the building of a democratic world must go - every social limitation of human beings in… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Just as the difference in height between males is no longer a realistic issue, now that lawsuits have been substituted for hand-to-hand… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Through a grandmother's voice and hands the end of life is known at the beginning. — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
today's children are the first generation to grow up in a world that has the power to destroy itself. — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
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 Image
Humanity . . . lies in man's capacity to question the known and imagine the unknown. — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
