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Alive 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.” quote by Franz Boas — Download Open 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.”

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

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The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment.

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Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed…

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

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Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not…

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No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental…

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