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When I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burden of the government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to enjoy the blessings of a government like ours.

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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This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity.
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The Old Testament gave us the law the New Testament reveals the love upon which the law rests.
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