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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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. – Adlai Stevenson

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Generations
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Do not… regard the critics as questionable patriots. What were Washington and Jefferson and Adams but profound critics of the colonial status quo? – Adlai Stevenson

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Patriotism
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Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. – Louis D. Brandeis

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

It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism. – J. Horace McFarland

The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the Atlantic – have always blown on free men. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Arguments are healthy. They clear the air. – John Deacon

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Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. – Albert Einstein

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In a case like Iraq the UN has again shown what important role it plays as the guarantor for protecting international peace and stability in the global political structure. – Anna Lindh

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Peace

Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus. – Mother Teresa

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Love