Let them do their own stumbling

 [William Jennings Bryan] did not claim that the majority could do no wrong, only that "the people have a right to make their own mistakes."

(from A Righteous Cause, by Robert W. Cherny)

Whom does the government serve?

 "Shall the people control their own Government and use that Government for the protection of their rights and for the promotion of their welfare? Or shall the representatives of predatory wealth prey upon a defenseless public, while the offenders secure immunity from subservient officials whom they raise to power by unscrupulous methods?" (William Jennings Bryan)

I wish we had someone with the eloquence and boldness of Bryan today.

The foundation of tyranny

 "Once admit that some people are capable of self-government and that others are not and that the capable people have a right to seize upon and govern the incapable and you make force - brute force - the only foundation of government and invite the reign of a despot." (William Jennings Bryan)

Name them after me

More than seven hundred babies were named for [William Jennings] Bryan during the year [of his first presidential campaign], including three sets of triplets, each named "William," "Jennings," and "Bryan."

(from A Righteous Cause, by Robert W. Cherny)

Cross of Gold

 The [Cross of Gold] speech immediately transformed [William Jennings] Bryan from a presumptuous youngster in the rear ranks of the peripheral candidates into a top contender for the nomination. His performance became the standard example of the ability of an orator to sway a convention. In 1953, a poll of 277 professors of American history or government ranked the "Cross of Gold" speech among the fifty most significant documents in American history.

(from A Righteous Cause, by Robert W. Cherny)

Not about people

 "This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error." (William Jennings Bryan)

Fighting alone

 "I must continue to fight the battles of the people, for what I think is right and just, if I have to do so single-handed and alone. I care naught whether I am ever elected to an office or not." (William Jennings Bryan, 1894)