In short, of tyranny – and it is committed to making tyranny universal.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIConfuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.
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A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree
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The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
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The boldness to face them, face them square.
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When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains
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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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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
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Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.
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We have confused the free with the free and easy.
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For, in the vernacular, we Americans are suckers for good news.
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Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
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There is a New America every morning when we wake up.
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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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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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And all our troubles, all our immense difficulties, now and in the future, can I say
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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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