If we steal a man’s purse we are thieves. If we steal twelve hundred islands we are patriots. If you steal a man’s money you will be sent to the penitentiary. If you steal his liberty you will be sent to the White House.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANOn Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
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If matter mute and inanimate, though changed by the forces of Nature into a multitude of forms, can never die, will the spirit of man suffer annihilation when it has paid a brief visit, like a royal guest, to this tenement of clay?
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Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
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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.
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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.
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Whenever one refuses to admit such a self-evident truth, for instance, as that it is wrong to steal, don’t argue with him-search him; the reason may be found in his pocket.
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An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
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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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On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
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Patriotism is a mystery-intangible, invisible, and yet eternal.
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Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
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There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.
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We can exterminate Ku Kluxism better by recognizing their honesty and teaching them that they are wrong.
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Principles are eternal.
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The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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