No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. (Ruth Benedict)

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.

Ruth Benedict

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