Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Ewing Stevenson IIwas an American politician and diplomat, noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent public speaking, and promotion of progressive causes in the Democratic Party. He served as the 31st Governor of Illinois, and received the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1952 even though he had not campaigned in the primaries. John Frederick Martin says party leaders selected him because he was "more moderate on civil rights than Estes Kefauver, yet nonetheless acceptable to labor and urban machines—so...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 February 1900
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Adlai Stevenson quotes about
A beauty is a woman you notice; A charmer is one who notices you. Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
A free society is a place where it's safe to be unpopular
It is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.
Golf is a fine relief from the tensions of office, but we are a little tired of holding the bag.
We mean by ''politics'' the people's business -- the most important business there is.
Respect for intellectual excellence, the restoration of vigor and discipline to our ideas of study, curricula which aim at strengthening intellectual fiber and stretching the power of young minds, personal commitment and responsibility - these are th
What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to suggest that what we mean is a sense of national responsibility... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take.
In America, any boy may become president and I suppose that's just one of the risks he takes
In America, any boy may become President...and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.
The elephant has a thick skin, a head full of ivory, and as everyone who has seen a circus parade knows, proceeds best by grasping the tail of its predecessor.
Indeed there are some Republicans I would trust with anything - anything, that is, except public office