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 BRYANThe parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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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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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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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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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
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If the Bible and the microscope do not agree, the microscope is wrong.
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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.
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Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
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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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Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?
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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.
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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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Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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Evolution is not truth; it is merely a hypothesis-it is millions of guesses strung together.
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Principles are eternal.
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