"My parents had broken through the shackles of…" — Franz Boas

"My parents had broken through the shackles of dogma"

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22 Quotes by Franz Boas

Franz Boas has 22 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be…
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not…
The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races…
No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of…
Its [the anthropological method] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses…
There is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race…
It is clear, from these considerations, that the three methods of classifying mankind-that according to physical characters, according to language,…
Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through…
It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the…
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his…
I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work…
We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless,…

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More Broken Quotes

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Moshing and broken glass just don't go together. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of… — Joe Baca
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken. — Abigail Adams
I've had my heart broken one too many times. — Tyra Banks
At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter. — Henry Adams
I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg. — James M. Barrie
Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families… — Gary Bauer
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the… — Simone de Beauvoir
I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements,… — Xavier Becerra
All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right… — Henry Ward Beecher
In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better,… — Gael Garcia Bernal
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken. — Yogi Berra

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