Bigotry and science can have no communication with each oth… - Ashley Montagu

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Bigotry and science can have no communication with each other, for science begins where bigotry and absolute certainty end. The scientist believes in proof without certainty, the bigot in certainty without proof. Let us never forget that tyranny most often springs from a fanatical faith in the absoluteness of one’s beliefs.

Ashley Montagu

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About Ashley Montagu

Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu (June 28, 1905 - November 26, 1999) — born Israel Ehrenberg — was a British-American anthropologist who popularized the study of topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development.

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Birth Name: Israel Ehrenberg

Alternative Names: Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu • Montague Francis Ashley Montagu • M. F. Ashley-Montague

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