"The exact measure of the progress of civilizationis the degree in which the intelligence of the common
mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force;
in other words, the measure of the progress of
civilization is the progress of the people."
Friday, March 6, 2009
Friday's Quote for the Day
While I'll never match his prodigious output (nor his prodigious facial hair), I'm proud to say I toil in the same profession as the eminent historian George Bancroft (1800-1891), who authored the following words of wisdom:
"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;
in other words, the measure of the progress of
civilization is the progress of the people."
"The exact measure of the progress of civilizationis the degree in which the intelligence of the common
mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force;
in other words, the measure of the progress of
civilization is the progress of the people."
You can certainly match his prodigious collection of books. Mom
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