My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
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Not so the scientist. The very essence of his life is the service of truth.
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The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.
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We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches.
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The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science.
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In other words, we are interested in the anatomical and mental characteristics of men living under the same biological, geographical, and social environment, and as determined by their past.
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