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. (George Bancroft)

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.

George Bancroft

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