"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved"

- William Jennings Bryan
Lawyer, Orator, Politician, U.S. Secretary of State

More Information on William Jennings Bryan

• The "Cross of Gold" Speech
  (1896 Democratic Convention)
• Speech at 1900 Democratic Convention
  (more on "destiny")
• Biographies
  • Encarta
  • UMKC Law
  • http://iberia.vassar.edu/1896/bryan.html
• The Scopes Trial