J. Philippe Rushton Quotes


Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective. J. Philippe Rushton Arbitrary 91
On average, the Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese are more similar to each other and are different from Australians, Israelis and the Swedes, who in turn are similar to each other and are different from Nigerians, Kenyans, and Jamaicans. J. Philippe Rushton Australians 89
But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever. J. Philippe Rushton Becomes 87
Blacks in the Caribbean, Britain, Canada and sub-Saharan Africa as well as in the United States have low IQ scores relative to whites. J. Philippe Rushton Africa 73
Nonetheless, much has been learned by studying the statistical differences between the various human races. J. Philippe Rushton Between 70
The mean pattern of educational and economic achievement within multi-racial countries such as Canada and the United States has increasingly been found to prove valid internationally. J. Philippe Rushton Achievement 70
We emigrated to South Africa and later to Canada so I went to school in several places. J. Philippe Rushton Africa 68
Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups. J. Philippe Rushton Among 67
Unless one is a religious fundamentalist and believes that man was created in the image and likeness of God, it is foolish to believe that human beings are exempt from biological classification and the laws of evolution that apply to all other life forms. J. Philippe Rushton Apply 63
Each race (or variety) is characterized by a more or less distinct combination of inherited morphological, behavioral, physiological traits. J. Philippe Rushton Behavioral 59
The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior. J. Philippe Rushton Achievement 59
Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such. J. Philippe Rushton Course 52
I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943. J. Philippe Rushton Born 47
A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species. J. Philippe Rushton Race 47
To deny the predictive validity of race at this level is nonscientific and unrealistic. J. Philippe Rushton Deny 46
Sometimes it is claimed by those who argue that race is just a social construct that the human genome project shows that because people share roughly 99% of their genes in common, that there are no races. This is silly. J. Philippe Rushton Argue 42
I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992. J. Philippe Rushton London 38
I then moved to the University of Western Ontario where I was made a full professor in 1985. J. Philippe Rushton Made 37
Race differences show up early in life. J. Philippe Rushton Differences 23
Startling, and alarming to many, is the conclusion that follows from these data that if all people were treated the same, most average race differences would not disappear. J. Philippe Rushton Alarming 22

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