[Partly as a consequence of male authority] prestige value always attaches to the activities of men. - Margaret Mead

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As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost.

Margaret Mead

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