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Celebration Quote by Peter Farb

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“Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo.”

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A complex society is not necessarily more advanced than a simple one; it has just adapted to conditions in a more complicated way.

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