Quote#World
Anthropologists, as a rule, are behindhand in their studies of men of…
Quote byFrancis Galton · 1822–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: New foreword to the 2nd Ed. of Hereditary Genius (1892)..
English (original)
Anthropologists, as a rule, are behindhand in their studies of men of superior types, who rank above the mediocrity of their race in every respect
— Francis Galton
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