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> [The intelligence and ability of a colored person are in pretty direct proportion to the amount of white blood he has, and … most of the positions of leadership, influence, and prominence in the Negro race are held not by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-grant/the-intelligence-and-ability-of-a-colored-person-are-in-pretty-direct/)

[Madison Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-grant/)

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## More by Madison Grant

> [We are interested in stifling the sale of this book. We believe that this can be best accomplished by refusing to be stampeded into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-grant/we-are-interested-in-stifling-the-sale-of-this-book-we-believe-that/)

[Madison Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-grant/)

> [The intelligence and ability of a colored person are in pretty direct proportion to the amount of white blood he has, and … most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-grant/the-intelligence-and-ability-of-a-colored-person-are-in-pretty-direct/)

[Madison Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-grant/)

> [Africa north of the Sahara, from a zoological point of view, is now, and has been since early Tertiary times, a part of Europe.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-grant/africa-north-of-the-sahara-from-a-zoological-point-of-view-is-now-and/)

[Madison Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-grant/)

> [Mistaken regard for what are believed to be divine laws and a sentimental belief in the sanctity of human life tend to prevent both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-grant/mistaken-regard-for-what-are-believed-to-be-divine-laws-and-a/)

[Madison Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-grant/)

> [Where the environment is too soft and luxurious and no strife is required for survival, not only are weak strains and individuals allowed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-grant/where-the-environment-is-too-soft-and-luxurious-and-no-strife-is/)

[Madison Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-grant/)

> [ \[W\]hat have we done with our forests? Chopped them, and burned them, and wasted them; and now almost the last of the great stands… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-grant/w-hat-have-we-done-with-our-forests-chopped-them-and-burned-them-and/)

[Madison Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-grant/)

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