— The poor boys of large cities have plenty of physical vigor, plenty of cleverness, plenty of bravery ; but, as a class, they have the sad failings of untruthfulness and irresponsibility.

Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead was once asked, “What was the first sign of human civilization?” You might think she would have mentioned prehistoric cave drawings, the discovery of fire, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A number of secondhand sources recall Mead making this statement in response to a student’s question or as part of a lecture. But ...