“ We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that… Adlai E. Stevenson
“ Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be. Adlai E. Stevenson
“ To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation. Adlai E. Stevenson
“ That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. Adlai E. Stevenson
“ 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. Adlai E. Stevenson
“ After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention. Adlai E. Stevenson
“ If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. Adlai E. Stevenson
“ There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody. Adlai E. 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 E. Stevenson
“ The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. Adlai E. Stevenson
“ I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of wi… Adlai E. Stevenson
“ Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them. Adlai E. Stevenson
