I Hope I May Have Succeeded In

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.

My Father Had Retained An Emotional Affection For The Ceremonial Of His Parental Home, Without Allowing It To Influence His Intellectual Freedom

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.

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.

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