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“At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers, to remember the courtesies and obligations of family, to pay homage to certain sacred plants, or to avoid particular places.”

Moments Remember Certain Pay Groups Particular Sacred Plant Careful Complicated Obligation Be Careful Reverence Courtesy Homage Superhuman Superhuman Powers Folkways

Book:Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

Source: Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

“Two widely dissimilar races, whether equal or not, cannot peaceably coexist in the same territory until they are either uniformly mongrelised or cast in folkways of permanent and traditional personal aloofness.”

Two Race Equal Casts Traditional Permanent Territory Coexist Aloofness Folkways

Author:H. P. Lovecraft

“The family is both a biological and a cultural group. It is biologic in sense that it is the best arrangement for begetting children and protecting them while they are dependent. It is a cultural group because it brings into intimate association persons of different age and sex who renew and reshape the folkways of the society into which they are born. The household serves as a "cultural workshop" for the transmission of old traditions and for the creation of new social values.”

“Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folkways and superstition, and of cooperation for force. It means the substitution of responsibility for obedience to rank, and of authority of performance for the authority of rank.”

Mean Lasts Force Leadership Responsibility Knowledge Authority Performances Management Obedience Analysis Muscles Cooperation Superstitions Substitution Authority And Responsibility Folkways

Book:People and Performance

Source: People and Performance

“The decision we must make now is whether we will give our allegiance to outmoded and unjust customs or to the ethical demands of the universe. As Christians we owe our allegiance to God and His will, rather than to man and his folkways”

Men Giving Christian Universe Decision Inspiring Demand Customs Ethical Unjust Allegiance Folkways

Book:Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

Source: Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

“The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment.”

Left Community Common Progress Enlightenment Regard Obstacles Common Sense Traditional Folkways

Author:Christopher Lasch