Adlai Stevenson I

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

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for the most part incommunicable.

We have confused the free with the free and easy.

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

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.

The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.

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

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.

Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.

We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.