Anthropology has reached that point of development where the careful investigation of facts shakes our firm belief in the far-reaching theories that have been built up. The complexity of each phenomenon dawns on our minds, and makes us desirous of… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
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 — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake...can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake. — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present. — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment. — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the sequence of events that… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
“I believe the present state of our knowledge justifies us in saying that, while individuals differ, biological differences are small. There is no reason… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
