Quote by Mary Douglas
I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream so

I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay. – Mary Douglas

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Mormons… are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command. – Mary Douglas

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Equality
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Religion can make it worse. Are you supposing that if people were encouraged to believe in a transcendent reality, and to be encouraged by grand rituals and music and preaching, to love their neighbors, then they would put jealousy and frustration aside? – Mary Douglas

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Jealousy
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I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too. – Mary Douglas

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alone
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Our modern society – especially in the West, and especially now – reveres youth. – Clint Eastwood

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Society

I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes. – Erma Bombeck

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Society

Our democratic capitalist society has converted Eros into an employee of Mammon. – Octavio Paz

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Society

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Society

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The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. – Cesare Pavese

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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic. – Charles de Secondat

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Im always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect. – Jane Goodall

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respect

Only Americans can hurt America. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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America