We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

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.

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...

Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from...

Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from...

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard

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,...

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and...

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and...

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...

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...

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Making peace is harder than making war.

Making peace is harder than making war.