Francis Galton quotes

Francis Galton was a renowned English polymath, known for his pioneering work in various fields such as genetics, anthropology, and statistics. He is often referred to as the father of eugenics, a controversial movement that aimed to improve the human race through selective breeding. Galton also made significant contributions to the fields of meteorology, psychology, and fingerprint identification. His innovative methods in data analysis and research laid the foundation for modern statistical techniques. Learn more about this influential figure in the history of science and sociology.

Whenever you can, count.

- Francis Galton

The aim of eugenics is to represent each class or sect by its best specimens; that done, to leave them to work out their common civilization in their own way.

- Francis Galton

Men who leave their mark on the world are very often those who, being gifted and full of nervous power, are at the same time haunted and driven by a dominant idea, and are therefore within a measurable distance of insanity.

- Francis Galton

Life is a republic where the individuals are for the most part unconscious that while they are working for themselves they are also working for the public good.

- Francis Galton

Eugenics is the study of the agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally.

- Francis Galton

All male animals, including men, when they are in love, are apt to behave in ways that seem ludicrous to bystanders.

- Francis Galton