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.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANIf 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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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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Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
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We spend months inside them, then the rest of our lives getting babied by them.
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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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A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
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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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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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Real estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.
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All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution.
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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?
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Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
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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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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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Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.
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