William Jennings Bryan

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

“The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists.”

“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.”

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Evolution seems to close the heart to some of the plainest spiritual truths while it opens the mind to the wildest guesses advanced in the name of science.”