What did George Bancroft mean by: The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights of another. George Bancroft Historian · USA Copy
Style is the gossamer on which the seeds of truth float through the world. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Bancroft, Beauty, Communication, Perception, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Bancroft, Decision, Reason, Truth, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a government without a king. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Bancroft, Authority, Government, Religion, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
I find the name of Jesus Christ written on the top of every page of modern history. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Bancroft, Faith, History, Influence, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
+ The public is wiser than the wisest critic. Author, September 25, 2023January 2, 2025, George Bancroft, Criticism, Public, Wisdom, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Bancroft, Betrayal, Criticism, Jealousy, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Bancroft, Conscience, Errors, Reflection, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Bancroft, Authority, Respect, Rights, 0 George Bancroft Historian · USA
See your disappointments as good fortune. One plan’s deflation is another’s inflation. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few. William Morris Designer · England
A well-born man is fortunate, but so is the man about whom people no longer ask, ‘is he well-born?’ Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
