"Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect." ― George Bancroft Topic(s): Respect More From George Bancroft "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." "By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy." "Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul." More In Respect "Eisenhower was my war hero and the President I admire and respect most."― Ethel Merman "It’s not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of having fun, I got a little restless. When you’re 33, 34, and you don’t have a focus, you can get kind of lost. As a man, you feel a little bit unfulfilled."― Pete Sampras "As told in Friendship with God, if we simply decided to believe and act as if first, we’re all one, and second, life is eternal, it would render virtually everything we’ve done all our lives pointless."― Neale Donald Walsch