Adlai E. Stevenson II Quotes

In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

It is often easier to fight for one’s principles than it is to live up to them.

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum."(Adlai E. Stevenson, 1900-1965, American Lawyer, Politician)

I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them

I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

In America, anybody can be president.That's one of the risks you take.

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.

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

Speaking as a Christian, I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the apostle Peale appalling.