A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree
ADLAI STEVENSON IIWhen 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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I hold the unconquerable belief that science and peace will triumph over ignorance and war
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And when we lose faith in the system
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A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.
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Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs.
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I don’t want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.
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Great or small–to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century.
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There is no evil in the atom; only in men’s souls.
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To have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.
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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’m not an old, experienced hand at politics.
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It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.
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Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.
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The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
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You know, you really can’t beat a household commodity
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Someone asked me…how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow-townsman of ours used to tell–Abraham Lincoln.
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