A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIMan has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or make the deserts bloom.
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He who slings mud generally loses ground.
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It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
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As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled
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When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains
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The guardian of our heritage, the teacher of our teachers,
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We must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.
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A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree
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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
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You will go away with old, good friends. And don’t forget when you leave why you came.
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Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady
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The university is the archive of the Western mind, it’s the keeper of the Western culture, …
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Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.
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To act coolly, intelligently, and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man – and also a nation.
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Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.
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Change is inevitable, change for the better is a full-time job.
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