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

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

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I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery. – Author Unknown

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

Let freedom never perish in your hands. – Joseph Addison

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit. – Hubert H. Humphrey

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I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, – and the stars through his soul. – Victor Hugo

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American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. – Gordie Howe, 1975

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