That nations will come together not to destroy but to construct and that the future belongs to those who accomplish most for humanity.
ADLAI STEVENSON IIWe have confused the free with the free and easy.
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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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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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The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal
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To have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.
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To act coolly, intelligently, and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man – and also a nation.
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As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled
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The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
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All committed, for our safety, to its security and peace.
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Nature is neutral.
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So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.
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Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.
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Be solved if we have the will, the courage
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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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And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven.
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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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You will find that the truth is often unpopular and the contest between agreeable fancy and disagreeable fact is unequal.
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A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.
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Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.
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Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one?
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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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The human race has improved everything, but the human race.
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I hold the unconquerable belief that science and peace will triumph over ignorance and war
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A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree
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Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity
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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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We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality.
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