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.

Quote by William Jennings Bryan

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All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution

All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution

The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous...

The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous...

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not...

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not...

If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.

If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.

Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.

Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach...

Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach...

Evolution seems to close the heart to some of the plainest spiritual truths while it...

Evolution seems to close the heart to some of the plainest spiritual truths while it...

Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of...

Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of...

This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when...

This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when...

No one can earn a million dollars honestly.

No one can earn a million dollars honestly.

The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit...

The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit...

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not...

There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not...

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall...

The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall...

If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education

If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education

There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferior animal than...

There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferior animal than...

I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.

I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a...

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a...

None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have...

None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have...

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the...

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the...