Too often sinister threats to the bill of rights, to freedom of the mind, are concealed under the patriotic cloak, of anti-communism.
ADLAI STEVENSON IMany wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.
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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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The free mind is no barking dog to be tethered on a ten-foot chain.
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Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.
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If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us.
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Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.
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Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.
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Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses…
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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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There must be other, less cruel ways of obtaining knowledge.
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Eggheads, unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.
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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 wise man does not try to hurry history.
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Our 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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Carelessness about our security is dangerous, carelessness about our freedom is also dangerous.
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