If it be true, as I believe it is, that morality is dependent upon religion, then religion is not only the most practical thing in the world, but the first essential.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANA man who murders another shortens by a few brief years the life of a human being; but he who votes to increase the burden of debts upon the people of the United States assumes a graver responsibility.
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The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.
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When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours.
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A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
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The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little.
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No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
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The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one’s country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed.
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My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.
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Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.
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I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.
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The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
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All the ills from which America suffers can be traced back to the teaching of evolution. It would be better to destroy every other book ever written, and save just the first three verses of Genesis.
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An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
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If the Bible and the microscope do not agree, the microscope is wrong.
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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.
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