Adlai E. Stevenson ( 10 of 25 )
Many of the world's troubles are not due just to Russia or communism. They would be with us in any read more
Many of the world's troubles are not due just to Russia or communism. They would be with us in any event because we live in an era of revolution--the revolution of rising expectations.
I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, read more
I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.
Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity--in short, of tyranny--and it is committed read more
Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity--in short, of tyranny--and it is committed to making tyranny universal.
The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers.
On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers.
A hungry man is not a free man.
A hungry man is not a free man.
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, read more
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.
Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to read more
Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate.
I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady read more
I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
