A wise man does not try to hurry history.
ADLAI STEVENSON IOur strength lies, not alone in our proving grounds and our stockpiles, but in our ideals, our goals, and their universal appeal to all men who are struggling to breathe free.
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It is in the nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted roaming.
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An independent is the guy who wants to take the politics out of politics.
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Bad administration, to be sure, can destroy good policy, but good administration can never save bad policy.
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Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.
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A man doesn’t save a century, or a civilization, but a militant party wedded to a principle can.
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The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression.
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Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.
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A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.
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Why is it that when political ammunition runs low, inevitably the rusty artillery of abuse is always wheeled into action?
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I have been told that one of the reasons the astronomers of the world cooperate is the fact that there is no one nation from which the entire sphere of the sky can be seen.
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The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions.
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Carelessness about our security is dangerous, carelessness about our freedom is also dangerous.
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Eggheads, unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.
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Here, in the dread tribunal of last resort, valor contended against valor.
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A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
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