Quote by Mary Douglas
"What we call progress is often the replacement of one system of exclusion with another."
"What we call progress is often the replacement of one system of exclusion with another."
"Purity and danger are not intrinsic qualities of things, but classifications depending on how we view the world."
"The abominations of Leviticus make sense once you understand the dietary laws are about maintaining categories."
"Pollution is a matter of perspective and social order."
"What is unclassified is dangerous because it threatens our understanding of the world."