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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.

I Object To Teaching Of Slogans Intended To Befog The Mind, Of Whatever Kind They May Be

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.

If We Were To Select The Most Intelligent, Imaginative, Energetic, And Emotionally Stable Third Of Mankind, All Races Would Be Present.

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