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The pious orator who championed liberalism.(BOOKS)
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The Washington Times
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January 29, 2006
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Byline: Claude R. Marx, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Given the current political climate, it is hard to imagine that anyone could be a hero to both evangelicals and to political liberals. Also, in light of the Democratic Party's long stint in electoral exile, one is tempted to think that the party is destined to stay there indefinitely.
A study of the life of William Jennings Bryan would dispel both of these notions.
The renowned political orato...
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