Someone asked me…how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow-townsman of ours used to tell–Abraham Lincoln.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIThat if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
More Adlai Stevenson II Quotes
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We have confused the free with the free and easy.
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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.
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He who slings mud generally loses ground.
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And this has sometimes been a lonely road, because I never meet anybody coming the other way.
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Change is inevitable, change for the better is a full-time job.
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Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.
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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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Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
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Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.
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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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A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.
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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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The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.
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I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane
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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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