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Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure. ↗

— George H. Mead

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To be interested in the public good we must be disinterested, that is, not interested in goods in which our personal selves are wrapped up. ↗

— George H. Mead

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A multiple personality is in a certain sense normal. ↗

— George H. Mead

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Warfare is an utterly stupid method of settling differences of interest between different nations. ↗

— George H. Mead

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No very sharp line can be drawn between social psychology and individual psychology. ↗

— George H. Mead

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The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human intelligence, does not involve a self. ↗

— George H. Mead

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The self has the characteristic that it is an object to itself, and that characteristic distinguishes it from other objects and from the body. ↗

— George H. Mead

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What gives it its human character is that the individual through language addresses himself in the role of the others in the group and thus becomes aware of them in his own conduct. ↗

— George H. Mead

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Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ↗

— Margaret Mead

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ↗

— Margaret Mead

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