129 Quotes by Adlai E. Stevenson

There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied by better cars on longer credit terms.

The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.

This the first time I ever heard it said that the crime is not the burglary, but the discovery of the burglar.

Let us talk sense to the American people. Let us tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pains.

She would rather light candles than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world.

I would rather be guilty of talking over a person's head than behind his back.

I am considerably concerned when I see the extent to which we are developing a one-party press in a two-party country

Carelessness about our security is dangerous; carelessness about our freedom is also dangerous

What do I believe? As an American I believe in generosity, in liberty, in the rights of man. These are social and political faiths that are part of me, as they are, I suppose, part of all of us. Such beliefs are easy to express. But part of me too is