“Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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The idea that you can merchandise candidates
“The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal – that you can gather votes like box tops – is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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Category: politics
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We can chart our future clearly and
“We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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Making peace is harder than making war.
“Making peace is harder than making war.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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Nature is indifferent to the survival of
“Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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Change is inevitable. Change for the better
“Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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If the Republicans will stop telling lies
“If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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Category: truth
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Man does not live by words alone,
“Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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A beauty is a woman you notice;
“A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in
“To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man – and also a nation.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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Peace is the one condition of survival
“Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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