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«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»
Author: George Bancroft
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Civilization,
Force,
Intelligence,
Mind,
Progress,
Wealth
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«The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful»
Author: Edward Gibbon
(Historian)
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magistrate, modes, prevailed, roman, Roman world, The Philosopher, various
«Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule»
Author: Edward Gibbon
(Historian)
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Government
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fairest, forms of government, hereditary, hereditary monarchy, monarchies, monarchy, prevailed, ridicule, scope, The monarchy, various
«So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.»
«Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: / Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.»
«So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.»
«The opinion prevailed among advanced minds that it was time that belief should be replaced increasingly by knowledge; belief that did not itself rest on knowledge was superstition, and as such had to be opposed.»
«Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.»
«We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in `Red Storm Rising'.»
«Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.»
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