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

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

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

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

When you look closely people are so strange & so complicated that they're actually beautiful.

When you look closely people are so strange & so complicated that they're actually beautiful.

Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of...

Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of...

In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the...

In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the...

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to...

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to...

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to...

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to...

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of...

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of...

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)

Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty...

Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty...

Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job.

Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job.

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing...

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing...

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

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

Nature is neutral.

Nature is neutral.

Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from...

Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from...

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

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

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

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...