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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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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

Avarice is the vice of declining years.

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...

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...

Always let your conscience be your guide. -The Blue Fairy

Always let your conscience be your guide. -The Blue Fairy

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it...

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it...

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And...

And lo and behold, people were amazed: Washington was amazed. The country was amazed. And...