The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations - great or small - to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century.

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

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)

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...

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man...

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man...

If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the...

If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the...

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...

We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air...

We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air...

What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for...

What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for...

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 -...

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

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

You know, you really can't beat a household commodity - the ketchup bottle on the...

You know, you really can't beat a household commodity - the ketchup bottle on the...

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

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...

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.

The real crime is the corporate hijacking of our democracy.

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something Before a noise,...

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something Before a noise,...

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.