Quotes by Adlai E Stevenson

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

#Newspapers

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of...

#Patriotism

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard

#Ignorance, #Prejudice

It is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.

#Principles

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then...

#Politicians

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth

#Politicians

I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that...

#America And Americans, #Politics

In quiet places, reason abounds

#Reason

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

#Schools

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

#Society

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

#Society

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to...

#Politics, #Winning