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Peter Farb quotes: For a tribe to endure, it must find some way to achieve internal unity - and that way usually is external strife.

For a tribe to endure, it must find some way to achieve internal unity - and that way usually is external strife.

Peter Farb quotes: An invention or new combination can be successful only if all if the elements necessary for the recombination are present in the culture.

An invention or new combination can be successful only if all if the elements necessary for the recombination are present in the culture.

Peter Farb quotes: A complex society is not necessarily more advanced than a simple one; it has just adapted to conditions in a more complicated way.

A complex society is not necessarily more advanced than a simple one; it has just adapted to conditions in a more complicated way.

Peter Farb quotes: The environment does not determine man's culture; it merely sets the outer limits and at the same time offers opportunities.

The environment does not determine man's culture; it merely sets the outer limits and at the same time offers opportunities.

Peter Farb quotes: Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo.

Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo.

Peter Farb quotes: People who speak the same language can hate one another as easily as can people who speak unrelated languages.

People who speak the same language can hate one another as easily as can people who speak unrelated languages.

Peter Farb quotes: Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change.

Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change.

Peter Farb quotes: Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.

Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.