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這是為了紀念一位偉大的演說家威廉‧珍寧斯‧布來恩而建造的紀念碑
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威廉‧珍寧斯‧布萊恩 (William
Jennings Bryan) 於1860年3月19日出生了
在他36歲的時候，布來恩參加總統競選。他在一篇演講中指控有錢人犧牲了一般老百姓的利益，而決定以金價標準來決定紙幣的幣值是錯誤的。「你最好不要強迫勞工接受這頂有刺的皇冠，你最好不要用金子來壓制老百姓。」這篇感人肺腑的演講贏得了許多許多人的支持，但是他卻沒有因此而贏得總統選舉。經過三次失敗的競選之後，布來恩在威爾遜總統任內擔任了美國的國務卿。到了1915年的時候，當時第一次世界大戰已經逼近，而布來恩並不支持威爾遜總統的外交政策，所以他辭去國務卿的職位。他認為威爾遜總統的政策將會讓美國陷入
反德國的戰爭泥淖之中。
At 36, Bryan ran for president. He delivered a speech accusing the wealthy of supporting the gold standard (the worth of paper money determined by the value of gold) at the expense of the average worker. "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold," he said. This moving speech gained him support, but not enough to win the presidency. After three unsuccessful presidential races, Bryan served as secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson. However, he resigned in 1915 as World War I approached because he opposed Wilson's foreign policies, which he believed would draw America into a war against Germany.
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