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 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.


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This quote is just one of 7 total George Bancroft quotes in our collection. George Bancroft is known for saying '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.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.

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

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

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Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.

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Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

George Bancroft