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 BRYANOn Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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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.
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The Old Testament gave us the law; the New Testament reveals the love upon which the law rests.
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Only those who believe attempt the seemingly impossible.
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The large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits.
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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
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Principles are eternal.
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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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We spend months inside them, then the rest of our lives getting babied by them.
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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
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The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little.
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Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.
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The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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The wisdom of the Bible writers is more than human; the prophecies proclaim a Supreme Ruler who, though inhabiting all space, deigns to speak through the hearts and minds and tongues of His children.
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