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‘Race inferiority: Every race thinks itself superior, and, as a matter of fact,
8 superior in some respect. On all quantitative measurements of abstract
‘ntelligence or school achievement both Negroes and Indians are inferior to
white. Their contribution to our civilization in scientific discoveries is almost
nil. But the above facts are not just cause to consider these races inferior in
other respects to the white. Races have different philosophies of life and consequently
 radically different sets of values which lead them to develop very diverse
civilizations. We have only our own word for it that our civilization is superior
to that of the American Indians or of the African Negroes in the fifteenth century.
[f the chief aim of life is the acquisition of plesure and the escape of annoyances,
their civilization might have been superior to ours. But certain it is that the
white man is on the whole better adapted for this particular civilization than
are the Negroes or Indians. And it is possible that if tests were designed in
terms of the civilization of the Negroes and Indians, the boasted suveriority
might be changed to inferiority.” (Ibid., 100.)
Mr. ScuNEIDER (acting chairman). Is there any other witness
who wants to appear before the committee this morning? If not, the
committee will now go into executive session for a few minutes.
‘Executive session followed.)
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