A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANThere is no more reason to believe that man descended from an inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately mansion has descended from a small cottage.
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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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All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution.
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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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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
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Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.
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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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The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.
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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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Love makes money-grabbing seem contemptible; love makes class prejudice impossible; love makes selfish ambition a thing to be despised; love converts enemies into friends.
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If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.
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If we desire rules to govern our spiritual development we turn back to the Sermon on the Mount.
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Darwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.
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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
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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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