The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority

Quote by George Bancroft

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Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of...

The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of...

Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives...

Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives...

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest...

If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest...

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of...

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of...

The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first...

The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first...

The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence...

The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence...

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in...

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in...

The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and...

The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and...

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

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

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect...

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect...

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in...

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in...

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

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