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 BRYANThe 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.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
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Evolution is not truth; it is merely a hypothesis-it is millions of guesses strung together.
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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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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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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.
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The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.
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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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I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have spent no time trying to find arguments against it. I am not afraid now that you will show me any. I feel that I have enough information to live and die by.
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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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Greed is at the bottom of most of the wrong-doing with which government has to deal.
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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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We spend months inside them, then the rest of our lives getting babied by them.
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If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.
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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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