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.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANWhen we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth.
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On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
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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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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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Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments – a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared.
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Evolution is not truth; it is merely a hypothesis-it is millions of guesses strung together.
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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.
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Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?
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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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Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
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When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.
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The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks.
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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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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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