"The Ideal Republic" is from William Jennings Bryan’s 1900 presidential nomination acceptance speech
CLICK HERE! To send us a message! Ask us a Question or just let us know what you think!"The Ideal Republic" is a famous peroration from William Jennings Bryan’s 1900 presidential nomination acceptance speech (often titled "Imperialism"). It outlines a vision of America as a moral guide against global empire-building, later recorded by Thomas Alva Edison on wax cylinders in 1908 and re-released later. Another Item from History's Agenda Historical Speech Series.Core Themes of the SpeechAnti-Imperialism: Bryan argued that the United States should not rule over overseas colonies like the…
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