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

Other quotes by Adlai Stevenson

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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I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. – Adlai Stevenson

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Other Quotes from
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A statistician made a few calculations and discovered that since the birth of our nation more lives had been lost in celebrating independence than in winning it. – Curtis Billings

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. – Albert Camus

Liberty is the breath of life to nations. – George Bernard Shaw

The United States is the only country with a known birthday. – James G. Blaine

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I hope they notice the mistletoe tied to my coattails as I leave town. – AbeLemons

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I love men, not for what unites them, but for what divides them, and I want to know most of all what gnaws at their hearts. – Guillaume Apollinaire

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In science fiction, you can also test out your own realities. – Theodore Sturgeon

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When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown. – Robert Southwell

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