If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits. -Ruth Benedict War
Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make. -Ruth Benedict Future
Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make. -Ruth Benedict History
The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community. -Ruth Benedict History