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Ruth Benedict (ne Fulton) (June 6, 1887 September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist. · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your own bio in the forums. Explore books and films about Benedict, Ruth.

"A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude."

Benedict, Ruth on Debt
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"Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future."

Benedict, Ruth on Faith
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"No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking."

Benedict, Ruth on Innocence
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"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."

Benedict, Ruth on Race and Racism
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"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."

Benedict, Ruth on War
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