"The opposite of a correct statement is a……" — William Jennings Bryan
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth."
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60 Quotes by William Jennings Bryan
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- Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but…
- The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith…
- Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will…
- Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
- No one can earn a million dollars honestly.
- This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of…
- Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed.
- My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people…
- None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the…
- There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their…
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