Interview on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" promoting the latest edition of his book The Natural Superiority of Women (orig. 1952)
• Quoted in David Berg, Run, Brother, Run, Simon and Schuster, 2013, p. 242.
• Quoted in David Berg, Run, Brother, Run, Simon and Schuster, 2013, p. 242.
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The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.
— Ashley Montagu
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• Quoted in David Berg, Run, Brother, Run, Simon and Schuster, 2013, p. 242." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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.
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.
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