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Patriotism is a mystery-intangible, invisible, and yet eternal.

William Jennings Bryan

Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments – a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Empire Fear Flag Stand
I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Democracy Hope Myself Party Togetherness
When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Accomplishment Believe Sincerity Success Willing Wrong
The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Age Important Rock
Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Civilization Himself Respect Right Teaching
This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Consent Earth Nation People Question
Darwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Assumption Chronicle Creation Earth Life Reveal Source
My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

History Myself People Place
Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Attitude Evolution Mindset Natural Spiritual
Evolution seems to close the heart to some of the plainest spiritual truths while it opens the mind to the wildest guesses advanced in the name of science.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Evolution Heart Mindset Open Plain Science Spiritual Truth
On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Acknowledgement Depend Ourselves
If God himself was not willing to use coercion to force man to accept certain religious views, man, uninspired and liable to error, ought not to use the means that Jehovah would not employ.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Employment Errors God Man Mistake Religious Willing
I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have spent no time trying to find arguments against it. I am not afraid now that you will show me any. I feel that I have enough information to live and die by.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Death Enough Information Live Religion Satisfaction Time Try
That is the one thing in my public career that I regret–my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Career Regret Reservation Secure Work
As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Defend Discussion Greatness Human Interest Place Public Rights Talk
We have our thoughts, our hopes, our fears, and yet we know that in a moment a change may come over any one of us that will convert a living, breathing human being into a mass of lifeless clay.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Breathe Change Fear Human Life Live Moments Thinking