Quote#Death
We object to bringing this question down to the level of persons. The…
Quote byWilliam Jennings Bryan · 1860–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Cross of Gold Speech (1896).
English (original)
We object to bringing this question down to the level of persons. The individual is but an atom; he is born, he acts, he dies; but principles are eternal; and this has been a contest over a principle.
— William Jennings Bryan
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