Best William Jennings Bryan Quotes
- 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… All
- 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… Animal
- If God himself was not willing to use coercion to force man to accept certain religious views, man, uninspired and liable to error, ought not… Accept
- There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will… Been
- The people of Nebraska are for free silver and I am for free silver. I will look up the arguments later. Argument
- If evolution wins, Christianity goes! Christianity
- If we steal a man's purse we are thieves. If we steal twelve hundred islands we are patriots. If you steal a man's money you… House
- The large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits. Banking
- That is the one thing in my public career that I regret--my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law. Career
- You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. Brow
- You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. Cross
- The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little. Been
- The Bible holds up before us ideals that are within sight of the weakest and the lowliest, and yet so high that the best and… Assurance
- Facts mean nothing unless they are rightly understood, rightly related and rightly interpreted. Facts
- The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire. Fire
- If it weren't for the lawyers we wouldn't need them. Inspirational
- We can exterminate Ku Kluxism better by recognizing their honesty and teaching them that they are wrong. Better
- If matter mute and inanimate, though changed by the forces of Nature into a multitude of forms, can never die, will the spirit of man… Annihilation
- 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… According
- The government being the peoples business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view. Publicity is therefore… Administration
- I can not wish you success in your effort to reject the treaty because while it may win the fight it may destroy our cause.… Cannot Fail
- In commemoration of the fact that France was our ally in securing independence the citizens of that nation joined with the citizens of the United… Allies
- Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others. American
- Two people in a conversation amount to four people talking. The four are what one person says, what he really wanted to say, what his… Amount
- New York is the city of privilege. Here is the seat of the Invisible Power represented by the allied forces of finance and industry. This… Allied