In almost any society I think the quality of the non-conformists is like to be just as good as and no better than that of the conformists.

Margaret Mead
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  2. The only way a woman can ever reform a man is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life. - Oscar Wilde

  3. Here is your great soul–the man who has given himself over to Fate; on the other hand, that man is a weakling and a degenerate who struggles and maligns the order of the universe and would rather reform the gods than reform himself. - Seneca

  4. Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform. - Derrick A. Bell

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More Quotes By Margaret Mead
  1. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

  2. There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing...when we save our children, we save ourselves

  3. It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet.

  4. Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.

  5. Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.

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