The elephant has a thick skin, a head full of ivory, and as everyone who has seen a circus parade knows, proceeds best by grasping the tail of its predecessor.

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

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In quiet places, reason abounds

In quiet places, reason abounds

Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.

A hungry man is not a free man.

A hungry man is not a free man.

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

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

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...

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

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...

Making peace is harder than making war.

Making peace is harder than making war.

After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity...

After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity...

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which...

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which...

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.

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...

Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until...

Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until...

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...

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...

There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied...

There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied...

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the...

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the...