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 BryanThere can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.
William Jennings BryanThe government being the peoples business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view. Publicity is therefore as essential to honest administration as freedom of speech is to representative government. Equal rights to all and special privileges to none is the maxim which should control in all departments of government.
William Jennings BryanReal estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.
William Jennings Bryan