Men do not have to cook the... by Edmund Leach, a British Scientist | GoodQuotes.com

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“Men do not have to cook their food; they do so for symbolic reasons to show they are men and not beasts.”

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Edmund Leach

Name: Edmund Leach

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: Nov 7, 1910

Date of Death: Jan 6, 1989

Profession: Scientist

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