A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANYou 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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Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.
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We spend months inside them, then the rest of our lives getting babied by them.
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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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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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If there is no God there is no hereafter. When, therefore, one drives God out of the universe he closes the door of hope upon himself.
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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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Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.
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Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.
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I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.
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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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Atheists have just as much civil right to teach atheism as Christians have to teach Christianity; agnostics have just as much right to teach agnosticism as Christians have to teach their religion.
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The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
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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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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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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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