129 Quotes by Adlai E. Stevenson

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

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.

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.

A society can be no better than the men and women who compose it.

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.

A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, but a very present help in time of trouble

The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations--great or small--to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century.

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.