Quote by: Ruth Benedict

Japan likewise put her hopes of victory on a different basis from that prevalent in the United States. (...) Even when she was winning, her civilian statesmen, her High Command, and her soldiers repeated that this was no contest between armaments; it was pitting of our faith in things against their faith in spirit.


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Author Bio


  • NameRuth Benedict
  • DescriptionAmerican anthropologist and folklorist
  • AliasesRuth Fulton Benedict
  • BornJune 5, 1887
  • DiedSeptember 17, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Folklorist
  • AwardsNational Women's Hall Of Fame