It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. - Adlai E. Stevenson II
It is often easier to fight for one’s principles than it is to live up to them. - Adlai E. Stevenson II
I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them - Adlai E. Stevenson II
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. - Adlai E. Stevenson II
Speaking as a Christian, I find the Apostle Paul appealing and the apostle Peale appalling. - Adlai E. Stevenson II
I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance. - Adlai E. Stevenson II
In America, anybody can be president.That's one of the risks you take. - Adlai E. Stevenson II
My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. - Adlai E. Stevenson II
The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum."(Adlai E. Stevenson, 1900-1965, American Lawyer, Politician) - Adlai E. Stevenson II
In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take. - Adlai E. Stevenson II