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Adlai Stevenson Quotes (173 quotes)

“I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“Bad administration, to be sure, can destroy good policy; but good administration can never save bad policy.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“Freedom rings where opinions clash.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”
―Adlai Stevenson

“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

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Adlai Stevenson

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Adlai Stevenson

Born: February 5, 1900

Died: July 14, 1965 (aged 65)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Bio: Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and statesman, noted for his skill in debate and oratory; Governor of Illinois, he was twice an unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States running against Dwight D. Eisenhower. Under the John F. Kennedy administration, he served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

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