33 Quotes by George Bancroft

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement; and if a story is told of more than common interest, ennui is sure to have its joy in adding embellishments. If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal?

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

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.

If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth.

We have called this our Decade of Gibbons. We expected to win this ourselves. We are a young team, but when you win something for 10 straight years, you don't want that loss on your watch.

It was tough wrestling Alex because we do train together in the summer. I hope there are no hard feelings, but when we get on the mat we have to put our friendship behind.

Style is the gossamer on which the seeds of truth float through the world.

Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity.