My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.
ADLAI STEVENSON IISomeone 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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Flattery is all right so long as you don’t inhale.
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It is upon us whether we will it or not.
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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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Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs.
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Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.
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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 hungry man is not a free man.
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We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.
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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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There is no evil in the atom; only in men’s souls.
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Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one?
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It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
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I hold the unconquerable belief that science and peace will triumph over ignorance and war
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As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled
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