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Quote by George Bancroft
The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in

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

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By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. – George Bancroft

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Information is not knowledge. – Albert Einstein

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By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal. – George Tenet

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These are Canadian and United States intelligence and law enforcement offices who are working in teams and who are using good intelligence and good law enforcement to really stop the criminals and terrorists before they ever get to the border. – Paul Cellucci

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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests. – King Abdullah II

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