We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIPatriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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Be solved if we have the will, the courage
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Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one?
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A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.
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And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven.
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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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On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.
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There is a New America every morning when we wake up.
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You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
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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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There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody.
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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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The dwelling place of the free mind.
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Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them.
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Dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil
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In America any boy may become President, and I suppose it’s just one of the risks he takes.
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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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We must not, in opening our schools to everyone
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It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.
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Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
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Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or make the deserts bloom.
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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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My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.
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The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.
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Freedom is not an ideal
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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
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Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.
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