William Jennings Bryan Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.”

“Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed.”

“None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.”

“My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.”

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

“Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared.”

“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 listener heard, and what he thought he heard.”

“Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.”

“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.”