Quotes About Mary Douglas

I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.

It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements.

I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.

Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command.

Relative to perceived physical wants, the Stone Age economy is an economy of abundance.