Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 1332 |
| AUTHOR: | William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925) |
| QUOTATION: | I can not wish you success in your effort to reject the treaty because while it may win the fight it may destroy our cause. My plan cannot fail if the people are with us and we ought not to succeed unless we do have the people with us. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Andrew Carnegie, working to defeat the treaty of peace with Spain, unsuccessfully sought Bryan’s help. See also No. 1557. |
| SUBJECTS: | People |