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George Bancroft Quotes

George Bancroft quotes

American Historian October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891

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Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul. George Bancroft
The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a..."
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only..."
By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no..."
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were..."
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the..."
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the..."
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common..."
If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth. George Bancroft
The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. George Bancroft
The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are all blindly adopted, the second willfully preferred. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the..."
Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "The public is wiser than the wisest critic."
The public is wiser than the wisest critic. George Bancroft
George Bancroft quote: "Avarice is the vice of declining years."
Avarice is the vice of declining years. George Bancroft

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