Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIIgnorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
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Is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.
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Freedom rings where opinions clash.
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We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality.
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You will find that the truth is often unpopular and the contest between agreeable fancy and disagreeable fact is unequal.
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The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer.
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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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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
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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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There is…a spiritual hunger in the world today and it cannot be satisfied..
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It is upon us whether we will it or not.
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A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree
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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.
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I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.
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And when we lose faith in the system
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But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
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After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.
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A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.
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Confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.
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That you can gather votes like box tops
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Great or small–to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century.
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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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Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity
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We must not, in opening our schools to everyone
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The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
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It is not even a protection if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams
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He who slings mud generally loses ground.
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