A hungry man is not a free man.

Adlai E. Stevenson II


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All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.

Adlai E. Stevenson II


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It is often easier to fight for one’s principles than it is to live up to them.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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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. They asked him how he felt once after an unsuccessful election. He said he felt like a little boy who had stubbed his toe in the dark. He said that he was too old to cry, but it hurt too much to laugh.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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Tidak ada yang bisa dicapai tanpa usaha.

Adlai E. Stevenson II


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Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

Adlai E. Stevenson II


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My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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