I didn't learn until I was in college about all the other cultures, and
I should have learned that in the first grade. A first grader should
understand that his or her culture isn't a rational invention; that
there are thousands of other cultures and they all work pretty well;
that all cultures function on faith rather than truth; that there are
lots of alternatives to our own society. Cultural relativism is
defensible and attractive. It's also a source of hope. It means we don't
have to continue this way if we don't like it.
--Kurt Vonnegut
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