Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 February 1900
CountryUnited States of America
law democracy abiding
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.
future understanding vision
We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.
love beauty reality
A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.
men evil soul
Nature is neutral. Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or make the deserts bloom. There is no evil in the atom; only in men's souls.
inspiring lying victory
On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.
fake-people hypocrite cutting
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.
life wisdom patriotic
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
integrity character men
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
education school jail
I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.
ignorance men brotherhood-of-man
On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers.
love peace nature
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to it's security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.
friends spring good-friend
Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came.
beauty beautiful women
Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.
nature survival indifferent
Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.