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The measure of man's humanity is the extent and intensity of his love for mankind.

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Ashley Montagu
Age: 94 †
Born: 1905
Born: June 28
Died: 1999
Died: November 16
Anthropologist
University Teacher
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu
Montague Francis Ashley Montagu
Israel Ehrenberg
M. F. Ashley-Montague
Men
Love
Intensity
Extent
Measure
Mankind
Humanity

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In Victorian times the purpose of life was to develop a personality once and for all and then stand on it.
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By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.
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The way I change my life is to act as if I am the person I really want to be.
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The evidence indicates that woman is, on the whole, biologically superior to man.
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Stand still, close your eyes and listen in the silence you can hear the cries of pain and low moans of anguish of animals waiting to die... do everything you can even if today it is just one small thing. There are no excuses for inaction, despair, egotism, or petulance that matter to the animals.
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