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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

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.

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

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.

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.