Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance. William Jennings Bryan More Quotes by William Jennings Bryan More Quotes From William Jennings Bryan Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few. William Jennings Bryan sometimeswarblood We have our thoughts, our hopes, our fears, and yet we know that in a moment a change may come over any one of us that will convert a living, breathing human being into a mass of lifeless clay. William Jennings Bryan claybreathingmay My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me. William Jennings Bryan bryancan-dopeople 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. William Jennings Bryan successfuldoubtbelieve Nation after nation, when at the zenith of its power, has proclaimed itself invincible because its army could shake the earth with its tread and its ships could fill the seas, but these nations are dead, and we must build upon a different foundation if we would avoid their fate. William Jennings Bryan fatearmysea 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. William Jennings Bryan animalmenbelieve No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends. William Jennings Bryan victorycitizenssoldier On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. William Jennings Bryan funny-thanksgivinghappy-thanksgivingthanksgiving The great political questions are in their final analysis great moral questions. William Jennings Bryan finalsanalysispolitical The human measure of a human life is its income; the divine measure of a life is its outgo, its overflow its contribution to the welfare of all.... If every word spoken in behalf of truth has its influence and every deed done for the right weighs in the final account, it is immaterial to the Christian whether his eyes behold victory or whether he dies in the midst of conflict. William Jennings Bryan deeds-doneeyechristian Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed. William Jennings Bryan incubationpoultrypopulation The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks. William Jennings Bryan rocksimportantage Next to the ministry I know of no more noble profession than the law. The object aimed at is justice, equal and exact, and if it does not reach that end at once it is because the stream is diverted by selfishness or checked by ignorance. Its principles ennoble and its practice elevates. William Jennings Bryan ignorancepracticelaw Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others. William Jennings Bryan teachingrightscivilization If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms. William Jennings Bryan criticismwantgiving Principles are eternal. William Jennings Bryan eternalprinciples Whenever one refuses to admit such a self-evident truth, for instance, as that it is wrong to steal, don't argue with him-search him; the reason may be found in his pocket. William Jennings Bryan pocketsselfmay 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. William Jennings Bryan essentialsbelieveworld If evolution wins, Christianity goes! William Jennings Bryan evolutionchristianitywinning 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. William Jennings Bryan responsibilitymenyears
