Quotation by

Margaret Mead

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.

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Margaret Mead is saying that women are very strong and intense, which she sees as a reason not to put them in combat roles. She suggests that their fierceness makes them unsuitable for fighting in war.

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