Biological Quote 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.

— Franz Boas

If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Franz Boas

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Franz Boas