"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

January 1, 1970

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Academics from the United StatesNon-fiction authors from the United StatesUnited States Ambassadors to Prussia and GermanyHistorians from MassachusettsMembers of the Cabinet of the United States
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"The Office of the People in Art, Government and Religion", pp. 426-7