美国律师克劳伦斯丹诺.pptVIP

As a speaker, he moved tens of thousands to an appreciation of Free thought and humanism.? * William Jennings Bryan Clarence Darrow Politician—Democrat， the 41st United States Secretary of State One of the best known orators A Presbyterian(长老教会员) A peace advocate A prohibitionist(禁酒主义者) An opponent of Darwinism The Great Commoner. William Jennings Bryan威廉 詹宁斯 布莱恩 (19 March 1860 – 26 July 1925) He had an active political career during his entire life, from a young lawyer entering the House of Representatives . He won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1890. At 36, Bryan ran for presidency. He was a three-time Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States noted for his deep, commanding voice. Bryan served as secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson. However, he resigned in 1915 as World War I approached because he opposed Wilsons foreign policies, which he believed it would draw America into a war against Germany.? William Jennings Bryan’s political career Bryan brought many of his religious beliefs to the Senate. He supported prohibition, which made the buying and selling of alcohol illegal in the U.S.. He also supported an amendment to the Constitution preventing schools from teaching evolution (the theory that man developed, over millions of years, from apes). William Jennings Bryan ’s religious beliefs The Great Commoner A tireless defender of the small farmer and laborer, Bryan worked closely with the Populist Party, a group of poor Midwestern and Southern farmers who suffered economically due to low prices for their crops, which they blamed on Northeastern business interests. Bryans efforts on behalf of farmers and laborers (the so-called common people) earned him the title the Great Commoner. A “sophisticated country lawyer” in AmericaClarence Darrow克劳伦斯.丹诺 (1857-1938) One of the greatest lawyer in the world A leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union A gifted speaker A writer A positive atheism