Adlai Stevenson Quotes

But the Wisconsin tradition meant more than a simple belief in the people. It also meant a faith in the application of intelligence and reason to the problems of society. It meant a deep conviction that the role of government was not to stumble along like a drunkard in the dark, but to light its way by the best torches of knowledge and understanding it could find.

~ Adlai Stevenson

We travel together, passengers on a little space ship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil; all committed for our safety to its security and peace; preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work, and, I will say, the love we give our fragile craft. We cannot maintain it half fortunate, half miserable, half confident, half despairing, half slave—to the ancient enemies of man—half free in a liberation of resources undreamed of until this day. No craft, no crew can travel safely with such vast contradictions. On their resolution depends the survival of us all.

~ Adlai Stevenson

No gains without pains.

~ Adlai Stevenson

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

~ Adlai Stevenson

Saskatchewan is much like Texas - except it's more friendly to the United States.

~ Adlai Stevenson

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

~ Adlai Stevenson

It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

~ Adlai Stevenson

Laws are never as effective as habits.

~ Adlai Stevenson

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

~ Adlai Stevenson

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

~ Adlai Stevenson

Patriotism is not short frenzied outbursts of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedicaton of a lifetime.

~ Adlai Stevenson

Flattery is all right - if you don't inhale.

~ Adlai Stevenson

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

~ Adlai Stevenson

The relationship of the toastmaster to the 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.

~ Adlai Stevenson

To me, there is something superbly symbolic in the fact that an astronaut, sent up as assistant to a series of computers, found that he worked more accurately and more intelligently than they. Inside the capsule, man is still in charge.

~ Adlai Stevenson

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

~ Adlai Stevenson