73 Quotes by Adlai Stevenson

I don't envy the driver and I don't think the American people will care to ride in his bus very far.

What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to suggest that what we mean is a sense of national responsibility... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Golf is a fine relief from the tensions of office, but we are a little tired of holding the bag.

We mean by ''politics'' the people's business -- the most important business there is.

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

Respect for intellectual excellence, the restoration of vigor and discipline to our ideas of study, curricula which aim at strengthening intellectual fiber and stretching the power of young minds, personal commitment and responsibility - these are th

When you leave here, don't forget why you came. ( to college graduates)

When you leave here, don't forget why you came.

Via ovicpitum dura est", or, for the benefit of the engineers among you: "The way of the egghead is hard