William Jennings Bryan

“It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, inventions, actions, and character of others.”

“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.”

“No one can earn a million dollars honestly.”

“I have observed that the world has suffered far less from ignorance than from pretensions.”

“The truth is, the Government cannot give anybody anything that it does not take from somebody else.”

“I am not so much concerned about the return of my soul to God as I am about the surrender of my will to God.”

“The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.”

“I am not so much concerned about the return of my soul to God as I am about the service of my soul to humanity.”

“The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.”

“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”

“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.”

“Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.”

“Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.”

“The government is the people's government, and its officers are the people's servants.”

“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”

“Eloquence is the art of saying things in such a way that those to whom they are addressed will hear them with pleasure.”

“Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.”

“Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.”

“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

“There is no finer illustration of the greatness of our country than the willingness of our people to accept temporary inconvenience for the sake of permanent good.”