The public is wiser than the wisest critic. – George Bancroft
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. – George Bancroft
The public is wiser than the wisest critic. – George Bancroft
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. – George Bancroft
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. – 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 worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. – Michel de Montaigne