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The charities of life are scattered everywhere, enameling the vales of human beings as the flowers paint the meadows. They are not the fruit of study, nor the privilege of refinement, but a natural instinct.

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Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

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The variation of excellence among men is rather in degree than in kind.

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George Bancroft

George Bancroft
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Born: October 3, 1800
Died: January 17, 1891 (aged 90)
Bio: George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S.
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  • lives

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