Edward G. Ryan - Which shall rule - wealth or man; which shall lead

Which shall rule - wealth or man; which shall lead - money or intellect.

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Edward G. Ryan, 1810-1880, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Quoted by, Robert M. La Follette, Speech, Milwaukee, WI, 1902

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