"Most anthropologists are doing straightforward ethnography, and should"

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Clifford Geertz

#Should Quotes #Ethnography Quotes #Straightforward Quotes

“We mute the realization of malevolence- which is too threatening to bear - by turning offenders into victims themselves and by describing their behavior as the result of forces beyond their control.”

Source : Anna C. Salter (2004). “Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders : who They Are, how They Operate, and how We Can Protect Ourselves and Our Children”, Basic Books (AZ)
“This is one of the cruelties of the theatre of life; we all think of ourselves as stars and rarely recognize it when we are indeed mere supporting characters or even supernumeraries.”
“Silence, too, can be torture.”
“I began graduate school in the late 1980s, and my goal was to understand how morality varied across cultures and nations. I did some research comparing moral judgment in India and the U.S.A.”
“The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.”
“I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser.”
“I have nothing in my life besides my work. I am obsessed with it. I leave my house only when I'm forced to.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Her fatherâ€™s shadow looked sadly down at her. â€œYou can never forget what you do in a war, September my love. No one can. You wonâ€™t forget your war either.”

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