Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate.

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

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Laws are never as effective as habits.

Laws are never as effective as habits.

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

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

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 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...

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

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

Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.

Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.

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...

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...

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a...

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a...

A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.

A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.

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

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

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and...

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and...

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that...

I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that...

In quiet places, reason abounds

In quiet places, reason abounds

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

Nature is neutral.

Nature is neutral.

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never...

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never...

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of a prayer.

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of a prayer.

The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn

The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn