“In order to survive, an animal must be born into a favoring or at least tolerant environment. Similarly, in order to achieve preservation and recognition, a specimen of fossil man must be discovered in intelligence, attested by scientific knowledge, and interpreted by evolutionary experience. These rigorous prerequisites have undoubtedly caused many still-births in human palaeontology and are partly responsible for the high infant mortality of discoveries of geologically ancient man.” KnowsMenHumansStillsScienceOrderBornAnimalKnowledgeEnvironmentAchieveBirthDiscoveryResponsibleAncientRecognitionMortalityPreservationInfantFossilsPrerequisitesScientific KnowledgeInfant Mortality Author:Earnest Hooton
“Whatever may be the sociological value of the legal fiction that 'all men are born free and equal,' there can be no doubt that...in its biological application, at any rate, this statement is one of the most stupendous falsehoods ever uttered by man through his misbegotten gift of articulate speech.” MenMayValuesBornRaceFictionDoubtEqualSpeechRateStatementsNo DoubtApplicationFalsehoodSociologicalBorn Free Author:Earnest Hooton