Quote by George Bancroft
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no resp

Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. – 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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People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost. – Stephen Breyer

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My mission, I guess, has always been the kind of world where lesbian and gay people can celebrate who we are with equal freedom, dignity, and respect. – John Fisher

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The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before. – Ron Silver

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The conqueror is regarded with awe the wise man commands our respect but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. – William Dean Howells

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