Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIWe have confused the free with the free and easy.
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She was the kind of person who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.
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Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.
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The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
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When 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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A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.
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Dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil
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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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The human race has improved everything, but the human race.
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The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations
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The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal
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And all our troubles, all our immense difficulties, now and in the future, can I say
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The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.
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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
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Not to destroy but to construct
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It is not even a protection if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams
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