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The World's Work, Volume 24

1912 - 804 pages
...armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defence of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity. It is the issue of 1776 over again. If they (the opponents of free silver coinage) dare to come in...
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Culture Wars: The Struggle To Control The Family, Art, Education, Law, And ...

James Davison Hunter - 1992 - 431 pages
...described the crusade for a silver standard at the Democratic National Convention as nothing less than "a cause as holy as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity." For Bryan it was "the issue of 1776 over again." "We will answer [our opponents'] demand for a gold...
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The Context of Human Discourse: A Configurational Criticism of Rhetoric

Eugene Edmond White - 1992 - 328 pages
...all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty—the cause of humanity." 5 Few audiences have been so mesmerized by a speaker as were the...
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A Righteous Cause: The Life of William Jennings Bryan

Robert W. Cherny - 1994 - 244 pages
...in all the land, when clad in the armor of righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy...as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity." After describing the voting procedure that was to follow his speech, he continued: "principles are...
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The Cross of Gold: Speech Delivered Before the National Democratic ...

William Jennings Bryan - 1996 - 40 pages
...armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defence of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty, the cause...commendation of the administration and also the resolution offered in condemnation of the administration. We object to bringing this question down to the level...
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Holy Toledo: Religion and Politics in the Life of "Golden Rule" Jones ...

Marnie Jones - 326 pages
...all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity."28 Sam Jones spoke with the same fervor, the same religious conviction, and for the same...
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The Reverend Mark Matthews: An Activist in the Progressive Era

Dale E. Soden - 2013 - 314 pages
...clad in the armor of a righteous cause," asserted Bryan, "is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity."43 Jones, Felton, and Watson reinforced Matthews's sense of the importance of a unified community...
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The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s

H.W. Brands - 2002 - 383 pages
...all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy...as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity." Bryan paused, then continued, "The individual is but an atom; he is born, he acts, he dies; but principle...
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Financial History of the United States

Paul Studenski, Herman Edward Krooss - 2003 - 548 pages
...armour of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defence of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity. Subtly, he impressed upon the delegates the conflict between the agrarians and industrialists, The...
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Linking Rings: William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America

James D. Robenalt - 2004 - 340 pages
...all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy...as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity." Bryan has hit the chord, that mystic chord of memory that binds the nation to its past, the cause of...
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