Quote#Death
I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have…
Quote byWilliam Jennings Bryan · 1860–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Scopes Trial (1925).
English (original)
I have been so satisfied with the Christian religion that I have spent no time trying to find arguments against it. … I am not afraid now that you will show me any. I feel that I have enough information to live and die by.
— William Jennings Bryan
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