William Jennings Bryan quote: You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

William Jennings Bryan

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Speech at Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Ill., 8 July 1896. In an earlier speech in the House of Representatives, 22 Dec. 1894, Bryan had said: "I shall not help crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. I shall not aid in pressing down upon the bleeding brow of labor this crown of thorns."

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