All Arthur Keith Quotes
- Religious leaders and men of science have the same ideals; they want to understand and explain the universe of which they are part; they both… Both
- No tribe unites with another of its own free will. Free
- Evolution is unproved and unprovable. We believe it only because the only alternative is special creation, and that is unthinkable. Alternative
- The German Fuhrer, as I have consistently maintained, is an evolutionist; he has consistently sought to make the practices of Germany conform to the theory… Conform
- My personal conviction is that science is concerned wholly with truth, not with ethics. Concerned
- The course of human history is determined, not by what happens in the skies, but what takes place in our hearts. Course
- The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem. Ancient
- We shall never understand the ethical system taught by Jesus unless we realize that he was a Jew, not only by birth, but that he… Addressed
- The main force used in the evolving world of humanity has hitherto been applied in the form of war. Applied
- Before the discovery of agriculture mankind was everywhere so divided, the size of each group being determined by the natural fertility of its locality. Agriculture
- Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience to… Becoming
- Whichever theory we adopt to give a rational explanation of human existence, that theory must take into account and explain the mental nature we see… Account
- A drunkard is one thing, and a temperate man is quite another. Drunkard
- Christianity has not conquered nationalism; the opposite has been the case nationalism has made Christianity its footstool. Been
- Civilization, we shall find, like Universalism and Christianity, is anti evolutionary in its effects; it works against the laws and conditions which regulated the earlier… Anti
- I am a rank individualist. Funny
- I prize the conditions under which I have lived because they have permitted me to choose my opportunities, to inquire into such matters as interested… Any
- In a tribal organization, even in time of peace, service to tribe or state predominates over all self seeking; in war, service for the tribe… All
- In every man there is an instinctive and passionate reaction if his person or liberty is attacked. Attacked
- It is just because civilization is ever evolving, changing, and becoming more complicated, that experts find it so difficult to define it in explicit terms. Becoming