To act coolly, intelligently, and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man – and also a nation.
ADLAI STEVENSON IICommunism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity
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Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.
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That 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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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.
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The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.
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All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.
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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.
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I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane
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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
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Be solved if we have the will, the courage
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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
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Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be.
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We must not, in opening our schools to everyone
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A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.
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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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