If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.
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It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the sequence of events that have led to the establishment of the multifarious forms of human life.Franz Boas
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
Franz Boas
I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work of the immortal Darwin which have helped to make anthropology what it is at the present time.
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Not so the scientist. The very essence of his life is the service of truth.
Franz Boas
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.
Franz Boas
Ethnological phenomena are the result of the physical and psychical character of men, and of its development under the influence of the surroundings.
Franz Boas
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