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.
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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All the ills from which America suffers can be traced back to the teaching of evolution. It would be better to destroy every other book ever written, and save just the first three verses of Genesis.
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Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.
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You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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Patriotism is a mystery-intangible, invisible, and yet eternal.
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Only those who believe attempt the seemingly impossible.
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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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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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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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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
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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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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
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One miracle is just as easy to believe as another.
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Darwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.
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