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No one has ever proved that a...

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

Franz Boas 38 quotes

Furthermore, the study of the...

Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered

Franz Boas 38 quotes

It is our task to inquire int...

It is our task to inquire into the causes that have brought about the observed differentiation, and to investigate the sequence of events that have led to the establishment of the multifarious forms of human life

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Anthropology has reached that...

Anthropology has reached that point of development where the careful investigation of facts shakes our firm belief in the far-reaching theories that have been built up. The complexity of each phenomenon dawns on our minds, and makes us desirous of proceeding more cautiously. Heretofore we have seen the features common to all human thought

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My parents had broken through ...

My parents had broken through the shackles of dogma

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I object to teaching of slogan...

I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be

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In France, that let down the b...

In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong enough to sustain an anti-Jewish political party

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The disease of mutual distrust...

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

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The passion for seeking the tr...

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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The historical development of ...

The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science

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We all know scientists who in ...

We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches

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I hope I may have succeeded in...

I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work of the immortal Darwin which have helped to make anthropology what it is at the present time

Franz Boas 38 quotes

The disease of mutual distrust...

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

Franz Boas 38 quotes

The existence of any pure race...

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.

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If we were to select the most ...

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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Remember that in every single ...

Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for the impossible, but do not let your path deviate from the quiet and steadfast insistence on full opportunities for your powers.

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Courtesy, modesty, good manner...

Courtesy, modesty, good manners, conformity to definite ethical standards are universal, but what constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not universal. It is instructive to know that standards differ in the most unexpected ways

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Anthropology has reached that ...

Anthropology has reached that point of development where the careful investigation of facts shakes our firm belief in the far-reaching theories that have been built up. The complexity of each phenomenon dawns on our minds, and makes us desirous of proceeding more cautiously. Heretofore we have seen the features common to all human thought

Franz Boas 38 quotes

The behavior of an individual ...

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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Its [the anthropological metho...

Its [the anthropological method] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses us with the relative value of all forms of culture, and thus serves as a check to an exaggerated valuation of the standpoint of our own period, which we are only too liable to consider the ultimate goal of human evolution, thus depriving ourselves of the benefits to be gained from the teachings of other cultures and hindering an objective criticism of our own work.

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....