The Behavior Of An Individual Is Determined

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

Remember That In Every Single Case In History The Process Of Adaptation Has Been One Of Exceeding Slowness. Do Not Look For The Impossible, But Do Not Let Your Path Deviate From The Quiet And Steadfast Insistence On Full Opportunities For Your Powers.

The Disease Of Mutual Distrust Among Nations Is The Bane Of Modern Civilization

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.

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.