You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANBelief in God is almost universal and the effect of this belief is so vast that one is appalled at the thought of what social conditions would be if reverence for God were erased from every heart.
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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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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.
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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 Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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The 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.
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Greed is at the bottom of most of the wrong-doing with which government has to deal.
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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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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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Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.
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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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Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.
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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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Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.
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Belief in God is almost universal and the effect of this belief is so vast that one is appalled at the thought of what social conditions would be if reverence for God were erased from every heart.
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The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little.
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