We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

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Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard

The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United...

The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United...

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

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

I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a...

I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a...

We have confused the free with the free and easy.

We have confused the free with the free and easy.

We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air...

We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air...

It will be helpful in our mutual objective to allow every man in America to...

It will be helpful in our mutual objective to allow every man in America to...

Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair...

Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair...

The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you...

The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you...

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an...

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an...

I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it...

I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it...

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that...

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that...

The elephant has a thick skin, a head full of ivory, and as everyone who...

The elephant has a thick skin, a head full of ivory, and as everyone who...

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then...

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then...

When you leave here, don't forget why you came. ( to college graduates)

When you leave here, don't forget why you came. ( to college graduates)

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

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

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

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

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now...

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now...