If we steal a man's purse we are thieves. If we steal twelve hundred islands we are patriots. … - William Jennings Bryan

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William Jennings Bryan

If we steal a man's purse we are thieves. If we steal twelve hundred islands we are patriots. If you steal a man's money you will be sent to the penitentiary. If you steal his liberty you will be sent to the White House.

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