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 BryanThe large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits.
William Jennings BryanDarwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.
William Jennings BryanThat is the one thing in my public career that I regret--my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law.
William Jennings BryanThe money problem facing the country from 1789 to 1896 existed because Congress never exercised is authority to "coin money or regulate the value thereof" - but rather delegated that authority, sometimes by charter and sometimes by default, to the banking system. This despite the provision in the Constitution that charged Congress with the power to 'coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standards of weight and Measures.'
William Jennings Bryan