The Disease Of Mutual Distrust Among Nations

It Is Our Task To Inquire Into The Causes That Have Brought About The Observed Differentiation, And To Investigate The Sequence Of Events That Have Led To The Establishment Of The Multifarious Forms Of Human Life

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

Courtesy, Modesty, Good Manners, Conformity To Definite Ethical Standards Are Universal, But What Constitutes Courtesy, Modesty, Good Manners, And Definite Ethical Standards Is Not Universal. It Is Instructive To Know That Standards Differ In The Most Unexpected Ways.

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.

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