Adlai Stevenson II Short Quotes

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There is no evil in the atom, only in men's souls.

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Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

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Words calculated to catch everyone may catch no one.

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Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

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Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them.

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Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation.

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Someone must fill the gap between platitudes and bayonets.

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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

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Communism knows no God, and cannot satisfy the hungry heart.

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We must be patient—making peace is harder than making war.

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A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House...

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I suppose flattery hurts no one, that is, if he doesn't inhale.

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The time to stop a revolution is at the beginning, not the end.

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The Republicans stroke platitudes until they purr like epigrams.

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

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An independent is a guy who wants to take the politics out of politics.

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An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics.

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A politician is a person who approaches every subject with an open mouth.

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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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You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

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An editor is one who separates the wheat from the chaff and prints the chaff.

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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.

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

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For my part I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

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Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.

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A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

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The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.

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Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.

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We mean by "politics" the people's business — the most important business there is.

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An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff.

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