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The public is wiser than the wisest critic. - George Bancroft

The public is wiser than the wisest critic. – 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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Hair
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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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Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. – George Bancroft

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God
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A man in public life expects to be sneered at — it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself. – Charles Dickens

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Youre not an M.P., youre a gastronomic pimp. – Aneurin Bevan

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Public

The public, with its mob yearning to be instructed, edified and pulled by the nose, demands certainties; it must be told definitely and a bit raucously that this is true and that is false. But there are no certainties. – H. L. Mencken

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Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public. – Johann von Goethe

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We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive. – Jeff Miller

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Time always seems long to the child who is waiting – for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day. – Dag Hammarskjold

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Quotations will tell the full measure of meaning, if you have enough of them. – James Murray

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