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Margaret Mead: when asked what was the first sign of civilization in a given culture. The student expected Mead to tell him about a hook, a pottery or a grindstone. But Mead replied that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a thigh bone that had been broken and then healed.
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She explained that in the animal kingdom, when an individual breaks its leg, it dies. It can't escape danger, nor go to the river to drink water, or seek food. It becomes an easy prey for the beasts on the alert. No animal can survive with a broken leg, the time it takes till the bone is tied again.
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A healed thigh bone is the proof that someone spent time to stay with the patient, tied his wound, transported him to a safe place and helped him. Margaret Mead said that the starting point of a civilization was the help to someone in difficulty, the first sign of solidarity.
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‘The starting sign of a civilization is solidarity’ - Editorial - Alliance Newsletter No 6 - April 2020
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