n　beings；　perpetuated2　by　human　beings；　and　in　turn　give　human　beings　their　stature　as　builders；　thinkers；　statesmen；　artists；　seers　and　prophets。　I　believe　that　each　of　these　great　inventions—language；　the　family；　the　use　of　tools；　government；　science；　art　and　philosophy—has　the　quality　of　so　bining　the　potentialities　of　every　human　temperament；　that　each　can　be　learned　and　perpetuated　by　any　group　of　human　beings；　regardless　of　race；　and　regardless　of　the　type　of　civilization　within　which　their　progenitors3　lived；　so　that　a　newborn　infant　from　the　most　primitive　tribe　in　New　Guinea　is　as　intrinsically　capable　of　graduation　from　Harvard；　writing　a　sonnet　or　inventing　a　new　form　of　radar　as　an　infant　born　on　Beacon　Hill。　But　I　believe　also　that　once　a　child　has　been　reared　in　New　Guinea　or　Boston　or　Leningrad　or　Tibet；　he　embodies　the　culture　within　which　he　is　reared；　and　differs　from　those　who　are　reared　elsewhere；　so　deeply；　that　only　by　understanding　these　differences　can　we　reach　an　awareness　which　will　give　us　a　new　control　over　our　human　destiny。

I　believe　that　human　nature　is　neither　intrinsically　good　nor　intrinsically　evil；　but　individuals　are　born　with　different　binations　of　innate　potentialities；　and　that　it　will　depend　upon　how　they　are　reared—to　trust　and　love　and　experiment　and　create；　or　to　fear　and　hate　and　conform—what　kind　of　human　beings　they　can　bee。　I　believe　that　we　have　not　even　begun　to　tap　human　potentialities；　and　that　by　a　continuing　humble　but　persistent　study　of　human　behavior；　we　can　learn　consciously　to　create　civilizations　within　which　an　increasing　proportion　of　human　beings　will　realize　more　of　what　they　have　it　in　them　to　be。

I　believe　that　human　life　is　given　meaning　through　the　relationship　which　the　individual’s　consc