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> [The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are foredoomed to eternal inferiority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/the-existence-of-any-pure-race-with-special-endowments-is-a-myth-as/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

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## More by Franz Boas

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/the-passion-for-seeking-the-truth-for-truth-s-sake-can-be-kept-alive/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/if-we-were-to-select-the-most-intelligent-imaginative-energetic-and/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/we-all-know-scientists-who-in-private-life-do-not-come-up-to-the/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/we-do-not-discuss-the-anatomical-physiological-and-mental/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/the-behavior-of-an-individual-is-determined-not-by-his-racial/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the sequence of events that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/it-is-our-task-to-inquire-into-the-causes-that-have-brought-about-the/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/furthermore-the-study-of-the-present-surroundings-is-insufficient-the/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/the-historical-development-of-the-work-of-anthropologists-seems-to/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/the-disease-of-mutual-distrust-among-nations-is-the-bane-of-modern/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [“I believe the present state of our knowledge justifies us in saying that, while individuals differ, biological differences are small. There is no reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/i-believe-the-present-state-of-our-knowledge-justifies-us-in-saying/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/courtesy-modesty-good-manners-conformity-to-definite-ethical/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/no-one-has-ever-proved-that-a-human-being-through-his-descent-from-a/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/the-existence-of-any-pure-race-with-special-endowments-is-a-myth-as/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [This idea was also brought out very clearly by Wallace, who emphasized that apparently reasonable activities of man might very well have developed without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/this-idea-was-also-brought-out-very-clearly-by-wallace-who-emphasized/)

[Franz Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-boas/)

> [ Its \[the anthropological method\] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses us with the relative… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-boas/its-the-anthropological-method-power-to-make-us-understand-the-roots/)

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