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

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

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.

If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.

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.

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

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.