"Instead of asking 'Is it right?' we are tempted to ask 'Will it pay?' and 'Will it win?' As a result the public conscience is becoming seared and the public service debauched."
— William Jennings Bryan, "The Value of an Ideal," 1901
"Instead of asking 'Is it right?' we are tempted to ask 'Will it pay?' and 'Will it win?' As a result the public conscience is becoming seared and the public service debauched."
— William Jennings Bryan, "The Value of an Ideal," 1901