68 Quotes by Adlai E. Stevenson II

After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.

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

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

I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

In America, anybody can be president. That’s one of the risks you take.

It will be helpful in our mutual objective to allow every man in America to look his neighbor in the face and see a man-not a color.

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

I’m not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.