William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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Belief in God is almost universal and the effect of this belief is so vast that one is appalled at the thought of what social conditions would be if reverence for God were erased from every heart.
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My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.
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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.
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The great political questions are in their final analysis great moral questions.
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The people of Nebraska are for free silver and I am for free silver. I will look up the arguments later.
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The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment.
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A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
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The Old Testament gave us the law; the New Testament reveals the love upon which the law rests.
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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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We spend months inside them, then the rest of our lives getting babied by them.
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Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.
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Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
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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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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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The first thing to understand is the difference between the natural person and the fictitious person called a corporation. They differ in the purpose for which they are created, in the strength which they possess, and in the restraints under which they act.
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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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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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Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.
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That is the one thing in my public career that I regret--my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.
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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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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.
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In our election manifesto is: we keep the right to create money and to bring in circulation, for the cause of the government ... Those who do not share this view, reply us to the issue of paper money is for the banks, the government should stay out of the banking business. I agree with Jefferson's opinion ... and just like him I say again: the issue of money is a matter for the government and the banks should stay out of government activity.
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This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
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Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?