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There 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.

William Jennings Bryan

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A man who murders another shortens by a few brief years the life of a human being; but he who votes to increase the burden of debts upon the people of the United States assumes a graver responsibility.
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I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have spent no time trying to find arguments against it. I am not afraid now that you will show me any. I feel that I have enough information to live and die by.
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Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed.
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Evolution seems to close the heart to some of the plainest spiritual truths while it opens the mind to the wildest guesses advanced in the name of science.
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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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Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.
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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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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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My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.
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Principles are eternal.
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On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
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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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If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe 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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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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Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?
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One miracle is just as easy to believe as another.
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Believe Easy Miracle Oneself
The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.
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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 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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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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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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There 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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Animal Believe Man Reason Small
If evolution wins, Christianity goes!
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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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