The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem. Arthur Keith ancientauthoritybalance Change image and share on social
Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization. Arthur Keith civilizationconditionencourage Change image and share on social
Before the discovery of agriculture mankind was everywhere so divided, the size of each group being determined by the natural fertility of its locality. Arthur Keith agriculturedeterminediscovery Change image and share on social
Universalism as an ideal is as old as nay, is probably much more ancient than the Christian ideal. Arthur Keith ancientchristianideal Change image and share on social
Civilization, we shall find, like Universalism and Christianity, is anti evolutionary in its effects; it works against the laws and conditions which regulated the earlier stages of man's ascent. Arthur Keith antiascentchristianity Change image and share on social
Good men, whether they be Christians or rationalists, do not desire to discriminate between races, but the distinctions implanted by Nature are too conspicuous to escape the observation of our senses. Arthur Keith christianconspicuousdesire Change image and share on social
Tribal life comes automatically to an end when a primitive people begins to live in a town or a city, for sooner or later a tribal organization is found to be incompatible with life in a city. Arthur Keith automaticallybegincity Change image and share on social
There are very few men and women in whom a Universalist feeling is altogether lacking; its prevalence suggests that it must be part of our inborn nature and have a place in Nature's scheme of evolution. Arthur Keith altogetherevolutionfelt share on social
My personal conviction is that science is concerned wholly with truth, not with ethics. Arthur Keith concernconvictionethic Change image and share on social