There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will leak through on those below. The DEMOCRATIC idea, however, has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous, their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them
William Jennings BryanWars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
William Jennings BryanGreed is at the bottom of most of the wrong-doing with which government has to deal.
William Jennings BryanThe large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits.
William Jennings BryanNation after nation, when at the zenith of its power, has proclaimed itself invincible because its army could shake the earth with its tread and its ships could fill the seas, but these nations are dead, and we must build upon a different foundation if we would avoid their fate.
William Jennings Bryan