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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Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. – George Bancroft

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There are some people whose opinion I value and respect and it would be very bothersome if I forfeited their respect. But the general public? Im not preoccupied with the opinions of others. – Conrad Black

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Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression. – John Charles Polanyi

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