Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff. Adlai E. Stevenson More Quotes by Adlai E. Stevenson More Quotes From Adlai E. Stevenson We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present. Adlai E. Stevenson futurevisionunderstanding He who slings mud generally loses ground. Adlai E. Stevenson mudcriticismadvice She was the kind of person who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness. Adlai E. Stevenson lightkinddarkness Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale. Adlai E. Stevenson flatteryhumilitylong Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation. Adlai E. Stevenson marijuanayoung-generationmen Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set. Adlai E. Stevenson freedomdreammean On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers. Adlai E. Stevenson brotherhood-of-manignorancemen It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. Adlai E. Stevenson motivationalinspirationalfunny That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. Adlai E. Stevenson generationspoliticalwisdom I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school. Adlai E. Stevenson jaileducationschool Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age. Adlai E. Stevenson survivalagepeace There is...a spiritual hunger in the world today and it cannot be satisfied...by better cars on longer credit terms. Adlai E. Stevenson carsoulspiritual Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for. Adlai E. Stevenson confidencefightingintegrity Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice. Adlai E. Stevenson governmentdreamjustice We have confused the free with the free and easy. Adlai E. Stevenson confusedfreedomeasy Some people approach every problem with an open mouth. Adlai E. Stevenson sarcasmsarcasticinspirational A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. Adlai E. Stevenson fake-peoplecuttinghypocrite I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance. Adlai E. Stevenson forgivenessignorancebelieve 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. Adlai E. Stevenson womenbeautifulbeauty Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal. Adlai E. Stevenson conformityorganizationsoul
