William Jennings Bryan, 1860 - 1925
Portrait by J. E. Purdy, Boston (1902)
Born: 19 March 1860, Salem, Illinois
Died: 26 July 1925, Dayton, Tennessee
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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. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Speech to repeal purchase clause of Sherman Act (9 February 1893) - All the ills from which America suffers can be traced back to the teaching of evolution. It would be better to destroy every other book ever written, and save just the first three verses of Genesis. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Appearance too often takes the place of reality — the stamp of the coin is there, and the glitter of the gold, but, after all, it is but a worthless wash. Sham is carried into every department of life, and we are being corrupted by show and surface. We are too apt to judge people by what they have, rather than by what they are; we have too few Hamlets who are bold enough to proclaim, "I know not seem!" permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Illinois College Valedictory (June 1881) - 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. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - 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. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - 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. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - But if each day we gather some new truths, plant ourselves more firmly upon principles which are eternal, guard every thought and action, that it may be pure, and conform our lives more nearly to that Perfect Model, we shall form a character that will be a fit background on which to paint the noblest deeds and the grandest intellectual and moral achievements; a character that cannot be concealed, but which will bring success in this life and form the best preparation for that which is beyond. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Illinois College Valedictory (June 1881) - Character is the entity, the individuality of the person, shining from every window of the soul. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Illinois College Valedictory (June 1881) - Christian civilization is the greatest that the world has ever known because it rests on a conception of life that makes life one unending progress toward higher things, with no limit to advancement or development. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - Destiny is not a 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. permalink
William Jennings Bryan - "America's Mission" speech at Washington City (22 February 1899)
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