Quote by Adlai Stevenson
America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political a

America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact – the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality. – Adlai Stevenson

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The New Dealers have all left Washington to make way for the car dealers. – Adlai Stevenson

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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. – Adlai Stevenson

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Patriotism
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Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set. – Adlai Stevenson

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Other Quotes from
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We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. – William Faulkner

My patriotic heart beats red, white, and blue. – Author Unknown

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. – Robert J. McCracken

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Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. – Robert Hall

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I practice and work hard at my music, but Im not saving lives here. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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I had a good imagination and I still have one a child-like imagination that hasnt gone away. – Laura Linney

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Im trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer. – Oliver North

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