Quote#Money & Wealth
The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in…
Quote byGeorge Bancroft · 1800–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Literary and Historical Miscellanies (1855), "The Office of the People in Art, Government and Religion", pp. 426-7.
English (original)
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
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