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Our government conceived in freedom and purchased with blood can be preserved only by constant vigilance.

William Jennings Bryan

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William Jennings Bryan
Age: 65 †
Born: 1860
Born: March 18
Died: 1925
Died: July 26
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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