Ruth Benedict
# Ruth Benedict

Ruth Fulton Benedict (5 de junho de 1897 – 17 de setembro de 1948) foi uma antropóloga e folclorista norte-americana.
       - From the moment of his birth the customs into which [an individual] is born shape his experience and behavior. By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture.
          - Patterns of Culture (Padrões de Cultura) - página 3, Ruth Benedict, Houghton Mifflin, 1934, ISBN 0395074053, 9780395074053