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.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANWars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
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Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
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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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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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The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
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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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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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The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little.
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All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution.
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A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
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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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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
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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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An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
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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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If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.
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