War is, we have been forced to admit, even in the face of its huge place in our civilization, an asocial trait.
Ruth BenedictThe psychological consequences of this spread of white culture have been out of all proportion to the materialistic. This world-wide cultural diffusion has protected us as man had never been protected before from having to take seriously the civilizations of other peoples; it has given to our culture a massive universality that we have long ceased to account for historically, and which we read off rather as necessary and inevitable.
Ruth BenedictThe heavier our bodies, the higher our will, our spirit, rises above them.' 'The wearier we are, the more splendid the training.
Ruth BenedictI gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.
Ruth Benedict