Adlai Stevenson II quotes - page 3

Saskatchewan is much like Texas- except it's more friendly to the United States. (Adlai Stevenson II)
Laws are never as effective as habits. View quote
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There is no evil in the atom; only in men's souls. View quote
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What counts now is not just what we are against, but what we are for. Who leads us is less important than what leads us - what convictions, what courage, what faith - win or lose. A man doesn't save a century, or a civilization, but a militant party wedded to a principle can. View quote
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Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. View quote
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Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely. View quote
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There is a New America every morning when we wake up. It is upon us whether we will it or not. View quote
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A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House... View quote
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The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. Too often sinister threats to the bill of rights, to freedom of the mind, are concealed under the patriotic cloak, of anti-communism. View quote
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A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience and many have been precipitated by reckless haste. View quote
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You will find that the truth is often unpopular and the contest between agreeable fancy and disagreeable fact is unequal. For, in the vernacular, we Americans are suckers for good news. (Adlai Stevenson II)
If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. View quote
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It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts. View quote
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Words calculated to catch everyone may catch no one. View quote
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The Republicans have a "me too" candidate running on a "yes but" platform, advised by a "has been" staff. View quote
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Men may be born free; they cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free wise. View quote
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Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you. View quote
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Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came. View quote
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That's not enough, madam, we need a majority! View quote
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You are in the courtroom of world opinion.... All right, sir, let me ask you one simple question: Do you, Ambassador Zorin, deny that the U.S.S.R. has placed and is placing medium- and intermediate-range missiles and sites in Cuba? Yes or no - don't wait for the translation - yes or no?" [The Soviet representative refuses to answer.] "You can answer yes or no. You have denied they exist. I want to know if I understood you correctly. I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over, if that's your decision. And I am also prepared to present the evidence in this room. View quote
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Unreason and anti-intellectualism abominate thought. Thinking implies disagreement; and disagreement implies nonconformity; and nonconformity implies heresy; and heresy implies disloyalty-so, obviously, thinking must be stopped. But shouting is not a substitute for thinking and reason is not the subversion but the salvation of freedom. (Adlai Stevenson II)
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol. View quote
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I have sometimes said that flattery is all right, Mr. President, if you don't inhale it. View quote
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As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end. View quote
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I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school. View quote
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