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Franz Boas
American
Scientist
Born:
Jul 9
,
1858
Died:
Dec 21
,
1942
Characteristics
History
Life
Man
Men
Work
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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.
Franz Boas
Equality
All Races
Would
Would-Be
Select
Emotionally
Most
Were
Intelligent
Stable
Energetic
Mankind
Races
Present
Imaginative
Third
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.
Franz Boas
History
Remember
Opportunities
Impossible
Path
Single
Every
Has-Been
Slowness
Steadfast
Case
Insistence
Exceeding
Deviate
Look
Powers
Been
Quiet
Process
Your
Full
Adaptation
Not so the scientist. The very essence of his life is the service of truth.
Franz Boas
Life
Service
Truth
Scientist
His
Very
Essence
We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of these traits in groups of men found in different geographical areas and in different social classes.
Franz Boas
Man
Men
Diversity
Considered
Characteristics
Classes
Mental
Area
Physiological
Individual
Geographical
Discuss
Traits
Different
Interested
Social
Groups
Found
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
Work
Hope
Time
You
Thought
Immortal
Darwin
Imperfectly
Make
Due
However
Anthropology
May
Currents
Which
Succeeded
Helped
Present
Present Time
Presenting
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.
Franz Boas
Life
Would
Results
Nevertheless
Come
Know
Scientists
Private
Private Life
Up
Truthfulness
Standard
Who
My parents had broken through the shackles of dogma.
Franz Boas
Broken
Parents
Shackles
Through
Had
Dogma
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.
Franz Boas
Strong
Political
Feeling
Party
Down
Enough
Hundred
France
Hundred Years
More
Still
Years
Years Ago
Antipathy
Political Party
Than
Sustain
Barriers
Let Down
I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be.
Franz Boas
Mind
Whatever
Kind
Slogans
Object
Intended
May
Teaching
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