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 BRYANIf the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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That is the one thing in my public career that I regret–my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.
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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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As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.
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The wisdom of the Bible writers is more than human; the prophecies proclaim a Supreme Ruler who, though inhabiting all space, deigns to speak through the hearts and minds and tongues of His children.
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The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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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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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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Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.
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Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.
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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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You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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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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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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One miracle is just as easy to believe as another.
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The people of Nebraska are for free silver and I am for free silver. I will look up the arguments later.
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