Carolina QuotesA man who murders another shortens by a few brief years the life of a human being; but he who votes to increase the burden of debts upon the people of the United States assumes a graver responsibility.
William Jennings Bryan Carolinian
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First Speech Against Unconditional Repeal (9 February 1893)
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