There is one fact that can be established. The only phenomenon which, always and in all parts of the world, seems to be linked with the appearance of writing
Claude Levi-StraussOur system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation.
Claude Levi-StraussWith all its technical sophistication, the photographic camera remains a coarse device compared to the human hand and brain.
Claude Levi-StraussFor everything is history: What was said yesterday is history, what was said a minute ago is history. But, above all, one is led to misjudge the present, because only the study of historical development permits the weighing and evaluation of the interrelationships among the components of the present-day society.
Claude Levi-Strauss