Famous quotes by »

William Jennings Bryan

United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)

Update this biography »
Complete biography of William Jennings Bryan »

0 fans

Sort by:PopularityA - Z

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. We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

No one can earn a million dollars honestly.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

Destiny is not a 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.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

Destiny is not a 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.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

Destiny...is not a 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

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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. My plan cannot fail if the people are with us and we ought not to succeed unless we do have the people with us.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

If that vital spark that we find in a grain of wheat can pass unchanged through countless deaths and resurrections, will the spirit of man be unable to pass from this body to another?

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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 individual, among which are the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to the pursuit of happiness and the right to worship God according to the dictates of ones conscience.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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 as essential to honest administration as freedom of speech is to representative government. Equal rights to all and special privileges to none is the maxim which should control in all departments of government.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

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

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. Destiny is not a 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.

– William Jennings Bryan

Rate it:

Share your thoughts on William Jennings Bryan's quotes with the community:

0 Comments

Notify me of new comments via email.

Quote of the Day Today's Quote | Archive

Would you like us to send you a FREE inspiring quote delivered to your inbox daily?

Citation

Use the citation below to add this author page to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"William Jennings Bryan Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quotes.net/authors/William+Jennings+Bryan+Quotes>.

Missing a quote of William Jennings Bryan?

Know another good quote of William Jennings Bryan? Don't keep it to yourself!

The Web's Largest Resource for

Famous Quotes & Sayings

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Our favorite collection of

Famous Authors

Edgar Allan Poe
1809 - 1849
William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616
Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865
George Washington
1732 - 1799
Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790
Mahatma Gandhi
1869 - 1948
Emily Dickinson
1830 - 1886

Browse Quotes.net

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Quiz

Are you a quotes master?

"Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more."

A Roald Dahl

B J. K. Rowling

C Tom Cruise

D Johnny Depp