universal testimony

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Women had been voting for these officers seven years under this Act, and always for the benefit of the schools, according to the almost universal testimony of educational authorities.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted

Perhaps she had made a mistake in abandoning so early the chance of finding out more about religion; it was difficult not to be impressed by the universal testimony of these countless tombs.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton

It is the universal testimony of our fishermen that two are never seen swimming close together.

From Tales of Fishes by Grey, Zane

They did not rise up in judgment against me, but there appeared one universal testimony against all the good I had done, and all the sentiments of evil I had entertained.

From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte

But I must return to Ottawa, where the universal testimony of all the heads of the Government was to the effect that Canada is the place for the poor, hard-working man. 

From Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)