Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANNo one can earn a million dollars honestly.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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We can exterminate Ku Kluxism better by recognizing their honesty and teaching them that they are wrong.
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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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If it weren’t for the lawyers we wouldn’t need them.
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An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
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Real estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.
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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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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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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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The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little.
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Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
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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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You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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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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Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
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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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