Ashley Montagu (1981, p. 156), cited in: Thomas J. Sweeney (1989), Adlerian counseling: a practical approach for a new decade, p. 54
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The ability to play is one of the principal criteria of mental health.

— Ashley Montagu

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Ashley Montagu

About Ashley Montagu

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.