George Bancroft Quote

The best government rests on the people and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.


"The Office of the People in Art, Government and Religion" (1835), p. 421 - Literary and Historical Miscellanies (1855)


The best government rests on the people and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on...

The best government rests on the people and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on...

The best government rests on the people and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on...

The best government rests on the people and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on...