Quotes by Adlai Stevenson

“But the Wisconsin tradition meant more than a simple belief in the people. It also meant a faith in the application of intelligence and reason to the problems of society. It meant a deep conviction...”

“We travel together, passengers on a little space ship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil; all committed for our safety to its security and peace; preserved from annihilation only...”

“To me, there is something superbly symbolic in the fact that an astronaut, sent up as assistant to a series of computers, found that he worked more accurately and more intelligently than they. Insi...”

“Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”

“I remember my father telling me the story of the preacher delivering an exhortation to his flock and as he reached the climax of his exhortation a man in the front row got up and said 'O Lord u...”

“No gains without pains.”

“Let's talk sense to the American people. Let's tell them the truth that there are no gains without pains.”

“Saskatchewan is much like Texas - except it's more friendly to the United States.”

“Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.”

“The human race has improved everything except the human race.”

“My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.”

“A hungry man is not a free man.”

“It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.”

“It seems to me that government is like a pump and what it pumps up is just what we are a fair sample of the intellect the ethics and the morals of the people no better no worse.”

“Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of things that are to be.”

“Laws are never as effective as habits.”

“It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts.”

“It is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.”

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

“Patriotism is not short frenzied outbursts of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedicaton of a lifetime.”