Margaret Mead Quotes about Past

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Whatever advantages may have arisen, in the past, out of the existence of a specially favored and highly privileged aristocracy, it is clear to me that today no argument can stand that supports unequal opportunity or

Whatever advantages may have arisen, in the past, out of the existence of a specially favored and highly privileged aristocracy, it is clear to me that today no argument can stand that supports unequal opportunity or any intrinsic disqualification for sharing in the whole of life.

Margaret Mead

Past, Opportunity, Equality

Margaret Mead (1972). “Blkberry Winter”

Somehow, we have to get older people back close to growing children if we are to restore a sense of community, acquire knowledge of the past, and provide a sense of the future.

Margaret Mead

Children, Past, People

If the future is to remain open and free, we need people who can tolerate the unknown, who will not need the support of completely worked out systems or traditional blueprints from the past.

Margaret Mead

Past, People, Support

In the presence of grandparent and grandchild, past and future merge in the present.

Margaret Mead

Grandchildren, Past, Grandparent

Margaret Mead (1972). “Blkberry Winter”