Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANWhenever 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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The Old Testament gave us the law; the New Testament reveals the love upon which the law rests.
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A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
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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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Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.
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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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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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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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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 we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.
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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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This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
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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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Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted.
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My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.
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No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
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Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
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If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.
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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.
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If evolution wins, Christianity goes!
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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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If we desire rules to govern our spiritual development we turn back to the Sermon on the Mount.
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Principles are eternal.
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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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One miracle is just as easy to believe as another.
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