"By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory the only object of respect that can never excite envy."
-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.“
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"Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul."
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"Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect."
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"Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible."
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-George Bancroft
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
-Marilyn Monroe
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