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Franz Uri Boas (/ˈfrɑːnz ˈboʊ.æz/; German: [ˈboːas]; July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". His work is associated with the movement of anthropological historicism.

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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

Ethical Standards, Good Man, Way, Standards, Constitutes, Ways

My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom

Father, Home, Emotional, Ceremonial, Affection

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.

Passion, Alive, Sake, Seeking, Kept

The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science

Historical, Development, Domain, Science

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.

People, Justice, Diversity, Mental, Necessity, Proved

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.

Exceeding, Insistence, Looks, Opportunity, Path, Quiet

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

People, Migration, Study, Insufficient, Influence

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

Mind, Facts, Dawn, Point, Belief

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

May, Currents, Anthropology, Helped, Darwin, Imperfectly

We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches

Research, Scientist, Results, Life, Truthfulness, Come

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

Events, Tasks, Differentiation, Life, Multifarious

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.

Teaching, Other Cultures, Civilization, Goal, Liable, Hindering

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

Hundred, Party, Strong, Sustain, Years