Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIThat nations will come together not to destroy but to construct and that the future belongs to those who accomplish most for humanity.
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You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
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Is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.
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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.
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The dwelling place of the free mind.
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The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.
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The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer.
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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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He who slings mud generally loses ground.
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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
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The university is the archive of the Western mind, it’s the keeper of the Western culture, …
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There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody.
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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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The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.
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Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them.
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Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.
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