Adlai Stevenson I

Politician

United States

1835 - 1914

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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.
Adlai Stevenson I
Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.
Adlai Stevenson I
We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.
Adlai Stevenson I
It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
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I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
Adlai Stevenson I
After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.
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Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
Adlai Stevenson I
Making peace is harder than making war.
Adlai Stevenson I
Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket.
Adlai Stevenson I
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
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