The family unit is the institution for the systematic produ… - Ashley Montagu

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The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

Ashley Montagu

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Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu (June 28, 1905 - November 26, 1999) — born Israel Ehrenberg — was a British-American anthropologist who popularized the study of topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development.

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Birth Name: Israel Ehrenberg

Alternative Names: Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu • Montague Francis Ashley Montagu • M. F. Ashley-Montague

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And we begin to understand that the goal of life is to die young — as late as possible!

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[C]ircumcision, an archaic ritual mutilation that has no justification whatever and no place in a civilized society.

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