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In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disap

In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. – George Bancroft

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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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Intelligence
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Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity. – George Bancroft

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Presidents Day
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I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances. – Benjamin Franklin

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Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance. – Sam Brown

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No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute. – Paul Gallico

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Even rabbits insult an dead lion. – Proverb

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God enters by a private door into each individual. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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