Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 February 1900
CountryUnited States of America
men color america
It will be helpful in our mutual objective to allow every man in America to look his neighbor in the face and see a man-not a color.
ignorance prejudice stubborn
Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
freedom opinion clash
Freedom rings where opinions clash.
funny journalism virtue
Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
men age fifty
What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for the most part incommunicable.
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Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.
business law shops
Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.
years political four
After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.
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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.
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The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations - 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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It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
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I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.
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The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.
change jobs inevitable
Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job.