Quotes by Adlai E. Stevenson

Explore a curated collection of 27 quotes by Adlai E. Stevenson. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation. — Adlai E. Stevenson
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committe — Adlai E. Stevenson
Nature is neutral. — Adlai E. Stevenson
Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is commit — Adlai E. Stevenson
We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to ev — Adlai E. Stevenson
Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be. — Adlai E. Stevenson
Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touc — Adlai E. Stevenson
If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. — Adlai E. Stevenson
I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must als — Adlai E. Stevenson
Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is on — Adlai E. Stevenson
A beauty is a woman you notice a charmer is one who notices you. — Adlai E. Stevenson
I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about — Adlai E. Stevenson
I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies abo — Adlai E. Stevenson
The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box — Adlai E. Stevenson
An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics. — Adlai E. Stevenson
There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody. — Adlai E. Stevenson
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. — Adlai E. Stevenson
There is a spiritual hunger in the world today - and it cannot be satisfied by better cars on longer credit terms. — Adlai E. Stevenson
After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention. — Adlai E. Stevenson
It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts. — Adlai E. Stevenson