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George Bancroft (1800–1891) American historian, statesman, education reformer
“The Last Moments of Eminent Men,” North American Review (Jan 1834) ]]> https://wist.info/bancroft-george/21296/feed/ 0 21296 https://wist.info/bancroft-george/36140/ https://wist.info/bancroft-george/36140/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:30:31 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/?p=36140 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 (1800–1891) American historian, statesman, education reformer
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