That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIAs citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled
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There is no evil in the atom; only in men’s souls.
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A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.
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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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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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Someone asked me…how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow-townsman of ours used to tell–Abraham Lincoln.
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As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled
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Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.
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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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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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The ketchup bottle on the kitchen table.
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For, in the vernacular, we Americans are suckers for good news.
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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
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On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers.
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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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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
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