"[C]ircumcision, an archaic ritual mutilation that has no justification whatever and no place in a civilized society."
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"Mutilated Humanity" (1991)
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Ashley Montagu
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu (June 28, 1905 - November 26, 1999) — born Israel Ehrenberg — was a British-American anthropologist who popularized the study of topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development.
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