The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are all blindly adopted, the second willfully preferred.

Quote by George Bancroft

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

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...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good...

Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.

Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.

True, conscious honor is to feel no sin, he's armed without that's innocent within; be...

True, conscious honor is to feel no sin, he's armed without that's innocent within; be...

How would your life be different if you approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty?...

How would your life be different if you approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty?...

People who really desire inspiration expect to hear the truth and those who deserve motivation...

People who really desire inspiration expect to hear the truth and those who deserve motivation...