In many ways the rise of the state was the descent of the world from freedom to slavery
Marvin HarrisBut with the Industrial Revolution and introduction of various industrial techniques for purifying sugar, we have a situation in which what we are consuming is not good nutritionally or ecologically.
Marvin HarrisThe commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others.
Marvin HarrisYes, a general principle that comes out of research behind Good to Eat is that there are no world religions that have acted to decrease the potential for the nutritional well-being of their followers.
Marvin Harris