Racism Is An Ism To Which Everyone

Society In Its Full Sense ... Is Never An Entity Separable From The Individuals Who Compose It. No Individual Can Arrive Even At The Threshold Of His Potentialities Without A Culture In Which He Participates. Conversely, No Civilization Has In It Any Element Which In The Last Analysis Is Not The Contribution Of An Individual.

The Purpose Of Anthropology Is To Make The World Safe For Human Differences.

The Tough-minded ... Respect Difference. Their Goal Is A World Made Safe For Differences, Where The United States May Be American To The Hilt Without Threatening The Peace Of The World, And France May Be France, And Japan May Be Japan On The Same Conditions.

The Happiest Excitement In Life Is To Be Convinced That One Is Fighting For All One Is Worth On Behalf Of Some Clearly Seen And Deeply Felt Good, And Against Some Greatly Scorned Evil.

The Life History Of The Individual Is First And Foremost An Accommodation To The Patterns And Standards Traditionally Handed Down In His Community