Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANAn orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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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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I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.
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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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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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Greed is at the bottom of most of the wrong-doing with which government has to deal.
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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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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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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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No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
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Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
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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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If we desire rules to govern our spiritual development we turn back to the Sermon on the Mount.
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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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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.
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