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 BoasIf we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.
Franz BoasThere is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race and personality has never been established.
Franz Boas