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.
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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Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs.
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We have confused the free with the free and easy.
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the great mountains, and the sea. He means that he loves an inner air, an inner light in which freedom lives and in which a man can draw the breath of self-respect.
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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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I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign… a
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To have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.
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It is upon us whether we will it or not.
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All committed, for our safety, to its security and peace.
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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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And when we lose faith in the system
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A hungry man is not a free man.
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You will go away with old, good friends. And don’t forget when you leave why you came.
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A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree
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The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal
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We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship
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