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If a fish were an anthropologist, the last thing it would discover would be water.

Margaret Mead

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Margaret Mead
Age: 76 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 16
Died: 1978
Died: November 15
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
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today's children are the first generation to grow up in a world that has the power to destroy itself.
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We grow up never questioning that which is unquestioned around us.
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