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

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

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All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

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...

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

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

Respect for intellectual excellence, the restoration of vigor and discipline to our ideas of study,...

Respect for intellectual excellence, the restoration of vigor and discipline to our ideas of study,...

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...

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...

The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under...

The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under...

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity -...

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity -...

Laws are never as effective as habits.

Laws are never as effective as habits.

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...

Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can...

Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can...

We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must...

We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must...