The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
Its [the anthropological method] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses us with… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
There is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race and personality… — 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
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