By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. George Bancroft Read Quote
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another. George Bancroft Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape. George Bancroft Read Quote
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 Read Quote
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. George Bancroft Read Quote
If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth. George Bancroft Read Quote
