Adlai Stevenson I

An independent is the guy who wants to take the politics out of politics.

— Adlai Stevenson I

The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions.

— Adlai Stevenson I

Men may be born free; they cannot be born wise; and it is the duty of the university to make the free…

— Adlai Stevenson I

Here, in the dread tribunal of last resort, valor contended against valor. Here brave men struggled and died for the right as…

— Adlai Stevenson I

Our strength lies, not alone in our proving grounds and our stockpiles, but in our ideals, our goals, and their universal appeal…

— Adlai Stevenson I

Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.

— Adlai Stevenson I

Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses...

— Adlai Stevenson I

A man doesn't save a century, or a civilization, but a militant party wedded to a principle can.

— Adlai Stevenson I

A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by…

— Adlai Stevenson I

I have been told that one of the reasons the astronomers of the world cooperate is the fact that there is no…

— Adlai Stevenson I

The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. Too often sinister threats…

— Adlai Stevenson I

A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.

— Adlai Stevenson I

It is in the nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted roaming.

— Adlai Stevenson I

Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.

— Adlai Stevenson I

Why is it that when political ammunition runs low, inevitably the rusty artillery of abuse is always wheeled into action?

— Adlai Stevenson I

[I]t is difficult to picture the great Creator conceiving of a program of one creature (which He has made) using another living…

— Adlai Stevenson I

Bad administration, to be sure, can destroy good policy, but good administration can never save bad policy.

— Adlai Stevenson I

Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.

— Adlai Stevenson I

Carelessness about our security is dangerous, carelessness about our freedom is also dangerous.

— Adlai Stevenson I

Eggheads, unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.

— Adlai Stevenson I