—Margaret Mead (1901-1978), American Anthropologist
Margaret Mead (1901–1978) was an American cultural anthropologist who served as President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1975.
Another of her thoughts: “Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, very good manners, and definite ethical standards is not universal. It is instructive to know that standards differ in the most unexpected ways.”
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