...all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the forces of error. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy...as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity." With those words the conventioneers rose to their feet as one, shouting and thumping on the backs of...

...comparing "our farms" to "your cities," and called on "the plain people of this country" to join in "a cause as holy as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity." Pressing his fingers to his brow, he closed his speech in the cadences of the King James Bible with...

...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." The audience absorbed the rhythms of Bryan's voice. "At the close of a sentence, it would rise and...

...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...commendation of the administration, and also the resolution offered in condemnation of the administration. We object to bringing this question down to the level...

...opening passage "struck a keynote which sounded to the rafters."7 The next line also drew loud applause: "I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty, the cause of humanity." Having deftly captured the attention of his audience and impersonally placed himself at the head of...

...well as personal ambition. In his famous sermon at the Democratic convention, he claimed to stand for "a cause as holy as the cause of liberty — the cause of humanity." The struggle for the presidency, he said, was "not a contest between persons." His strength came not...

...opening passage "struck a keynote which sounded to the rafters." The next line also drew loud applause. I come to speak to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity.51 Having captured the attention of his audience and deftly placed himself at the head of...

...in 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. "We stand here representing people who are the equals before the law of the largest cities in the state...

...second the nomination of Brother Hughes in the pursuance of a duty to give to us and to hold for us a cause as holy as the cause of liberty, the cause of proper representation. The greatest achievement this organization ever became victorious in was the...