We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold
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- Author's profession: Lawyer
- Nationality: american
- Born: March 19, 1860
- Died: July 26, 1925
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