I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

Topics: Politics Quotes, Winning Quotes

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

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

Laws are never as effective as habits.

Laws are never as effective as habits.

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...

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

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

Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

Saskatchewan is much like Texas- except it's more friendly to the United States.

Saskatchewan is much like Texas- except it's more friendly to the United States.

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

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...

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 human race has improved everything, but the human race.

The human race has improved everything, but the human race.

In youth, everything seems possible; but we reach a point in the middle years when...

In youth, everything seems possible; but we reach a point in the middle years when...

A hungry man is not a free man.

A hungry man is not a free man.

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...

In quiet places, reason abounds.

In quiet places, reason abounds.

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale

Flattery is all right if you don't inhale

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.

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of...

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of...

Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them

Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of...

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...