Author: William Jennings Bryan

Quotes

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.

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.

- William Jennings Bryan

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

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

- William Jennings Bryan

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.

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.

- William Jennings Bryan

There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.

There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.

- William Jennings Bryan

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.

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

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.

- William Jennings Bryan

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

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

- William Jennings Bryan

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

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

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