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It never was a prosperous world
Since priests have interfer'd with temporal matters;
The custom of their ancestors they slight,
And change their shirts of hair for robes of gold;
Thus luxury and interest rule the church,
Whilst piety and conscience dwell in caves.
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Pedants are men who would appear to be learned, without the necessary ingredient of knowledge.
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Calvinism [in Switzerland]…established a religion without a prelate, a government without a king.
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It is sometimes said that the abundance of vacant land operates as the safety valve of our system.
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Commerce defies every wind, outrides every tempest, and invades every zone.
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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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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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