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... Around them have concentrated the labours of nations , and as one or the other became more prominent , national character partook of its inspiration , and national history fell under its sway . THE UNITY OF THE HUMAN MIND 、 9.
... Around them have concentrated the labours of nations , and as one or the other became more prominent , national character partook of its inspiration , and national history fell under its sway . THE UNITY OF THE HUMAN MIND 、 9.
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... labour for the degraded and the despised of humanity . There is another proof , strong , convincing , of the substantial sameness of the human mind throughout the species . This is Language , articulate speech . No tribe has ever been ...
... labour for the degraded and the despised of humanity . There is another proof , strong , convincing , of the substantial sameness of the human mind throughout the species . This is Language , articulate speech . No tribe has ever been ...
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... labour , of whose results all has been lost except that which has been recollected . 2. Industry . The secret of all improvement in human life is the conscious effort to improve . Idle- ness is the chief obstacle to advancement ...
... labour , of whose results all has been lost except that which has been recollected . 2. Industry . The secret of all improvement in human life is the conscious effort to improve . Idle- ness is the chief obstacle to advancement ...
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... labour unremittingly . " The willingness pre- supposes the will , and he of the indomitable will soon becomes master of his purpose . This trait has long been familiar as a criterion in ethnic psychology . Professor Klemm in his history ...
... labour unremittingly . " The willingness pre- supposes the will , and he of the indomitable will soon becomes master of his purpose . This trait has long been familiar as a criterion in ethnic psychology . Professor Klemm in his history ...
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... labour is the simple and sufficient measure for the capacities of any race . Many later writers have followed him in this dis- crimination , although they phrase it in various forms . The latest , Professor Vierkandt , repeats it in a ...
... labour is the simple and sufficient measure for the capacities of any race . Many later writers have followed him in this dis- crimination , although they phrase it in various forms . The latest , Professor Vierkandt , repeats it in a ...
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