Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.
William Jennings BryanNation after nation, when at the zenith of its power, has proclaimed itself invincible because its army could shake the earth with its tread and its ships could fill the seas, but these nations are dead, and we must build upon a different foundation if we would avoid their fate.
William Jennings BryanA belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
William Jennings BryanThe speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.
William Jennings BryanThe human measure of a human life is its income; the divine measure of a life is its outgo, its overflow its contribution to the welfare of all.... If every word spoken in behalf of truth has its influence and every deed done for the right weighs in the final account, it is immaterial to the Christian whether his eyes behold victory or whether he dies in the midst of conflict.
William Jennings Bryan