--- title: "5 Bryan Quotes By William Jennings Bryan" description: "5 Bryan quotes by William Jennings Bryan. Plus more from William Jennings Bryan and more Bryan sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/william-jennings-bryan-4474_bryan_the-chief-duty-of-governments-in-so-far_887461.jpg" --- > [The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with the inalienable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/the-chief-duty-of-governments-in-so-far-as-they-are-coercive-is-to/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/william-jennings-bryan-4474_bryan_the-chief-duty-of-governments-in-so-far_887461.jpg) > [Science is a magnificent force, but it is not a teacher of morals. It can perfect machinery, but it adds no moral…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/science-is-a-magnificent-force-but-it-is-not-a-teacher-of-morals-it/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/william-jennings-bryan-4474_accounts_science-is-a-magnificent-force-but-it-is_1114825.png) > [“You came to tell us that the great cities are in favour of the gold standard; we reply that the great cities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/you-came-to-tell-us-that-the-great-cities-are-in-favour-of-the-gold/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/william-jennings-bryan-4474_broads_you-came-to-tell-us-that-the-great-citie_1827108.jpg) > [You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/you-shall-not-crucify-mankind-upon-a-cross-of-gold/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/william-jennings-bryan-4474_bankers_you-shall-not-crucify-mankind-upon-a-cro_2584629.png) > [You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/you-shall-not-press-down-upon-the-brow-of-labor-this-crown-of-thorns/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/william-jennings-bryan-4474_bankers_you-shall-not-press-down-upon-the-brow-o_3003217.png) ## More by William Jennings Bryan > [No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/no-greater-victory-can-be-won-by-citizens-or-soldiers-than-to/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/on-thanksgiving-day-we-acknowledge-our-dependence/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/agnosticism-is-the-natural-attitude-of-the-evolutionist-how-can-a/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [“The only part of evolution in which any considerable interest is felt is evolution applied to man. A hypothesis in regard to the rocks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/the-only-part-of-evolution-in-which-any-considerable-interest-is-felt/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [Greed is at the bottom of most of the wrong-doing with which government has to deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/greed-is-at-the-bottom-of-most-of-the-wrong-doing-with-which/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/if-you-want-criticisms-read-the-dissenting-opinions-of-the-court-that/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/behold-a-republic-standing-erect-while-empires-all-around-are-bowed/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/whenever-one-refuses-to-admit-such-a-self-evident-truth-for-instance/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [New York is the city of privilege. Here is the seat of the Invisible Power represented by the allied forces of finance and industry.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/new-york-is-the-city-of-privilege-here-is-the-seat-of-the-invisible/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/if-we-have-to-give-up-either-religion-or-education-we-should-give-up/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [The great political questions are in their final analysis great moral questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/the-great-political-questions-are-in-their-final-analysis-great-moral/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [If it be true, as I believe it is, that morality is dependent upon religion, then religion is not only the most practical thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/if-it-be-true-as-i-believe-it-is-that-morality-is-dependent-upon/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [“We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/we-will-answer-their-demand-for-a-gold-standard-by-saying-to-them-you/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/most-of-the-temptations-that-come-to-us-to-sell-the-soul-come-in/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) > [Atheists have just as much civil right to teach atheism as Christians have to teach Christianity; agnostics have just as much right to teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/atheists-have-just-as-much-civil-right-to-teach-atheism-as-christians/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bryan/william-jennings-bryan/#itemlist", "name": "5 Bryan Quotes By William Jennings Bryan", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with the inalienable rights of the individual, among which are the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to the pursuit of happiness and the right to worship God according to the dictates of ones conscience.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Jennings Bryan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/the-chief-duty-of-governments-in-so-far-as-they-are-coercive-is-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/william-jennings-bryan-4474_bryan_the-chief-duty-of-governments-in-so-far_887461.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/william-jennings-bryan-4474_bryan_the-chief-duty-of-governments-in-so-far_887461.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/william-jennings-bryan-4474_bryan_the-chief-duty-of-governments-in-so-far_887461.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with…” — William Jennings Bryan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Science is a magnificent force, but it is not a teacher of morals. 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