What counts is not the years in your life but the life in your years.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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She was the kind of person who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.

Adlai E. Stevenson II


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In quiet places, reason abounds.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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Man is a strange animal, he doesn't like to read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.

Adlai E. Stevenson II


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In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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Speaking as a Christian, I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the apostle Peale appalling.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.

Adlai E. Stevenson II


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A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.

Adlai E. Stevenson II

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

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