On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIYou will go away with old, good friends. And don’t forget when you leave why you came.
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We have confused the free with the free and easy.
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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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All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.
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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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It is upon us whether we will it or not.
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The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
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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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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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We must not, in opening our schools to everyone
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And all our troubles, all our immense difficulties, now and in the future, can I say
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Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.
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A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.
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Freedom is not an ideal
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There is no evil in the atom; only in men’s souls.
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That you can gather votes like box tops
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