How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)
Quote #4
The command "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" has no Gatling gun attachment. (101)
Here's Bryan's ka-bam moment.
Bryan goes for the religious throat with this one. It's the most famous bit from this speech and for good reason. He's saying that those Christians who believe in imperialism are no Christians at all. He's calling them hypocrites. He's calling them liars. He's calling them a bunch of violent jerks. But he also does it with eloquence.
Quote #5
When our opponents are unable to defend their position by argument they fall back upon the assertion that it is destiny, and insist that we must submit to it, no matter how much it violates our moral percepts and our principles of government. This is a complacent philosophy. It obliterates the distinction between right and wrong and makes individuals and nations the helpless victims of circumstance. (108)
This quote comes in at the end of the speech. And at this point, Bryan has done his job. He successfully turned a political argument into a moral one. He even attacked those Christians that morally disagreed with his political worldview.
At this point in the speech, he's just saying that not only are Republicans politically wrong in their decision-making regarding the Philippines, but they're flat-out morally wrong. And who can argue with that?
Well, pro-imperialism Republicans can, actually…