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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

Topics: Beautiful Beautiful Woman Beauty Between Charming Difference Do You Know Know Notice Notices Who Woman You

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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

Topics: Conservation Cut Down Hypocrite Kind Make Mount Politician Redwood Speech Stump Then Tree Who Would

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Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came.

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Topics: Away Came Days Depths Feel Forget Friends Go Go Away Good Good Friends Heaven Here Last Leave Lovely Now Old Place Quiet Serenity Short Springs Touch Truth Why Will You Your

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It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Topics: Cavalry Charge Funny Hard Horse Lead Look Think You

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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

Topics: Committed Communism Conformity Death Making Organization Short Soul Total Tyranny Universal

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Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Topics: Corrupt Evil Just Mind Public Purse Steal Those Who

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If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Topics: About Democrats Lies Republicans Stop Telling Telling Lies Telling The Truth Them Truth Will

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

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Topics: Act Also Circumstances Man Nation Perilous Test

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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.

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Topics: Also Believe Brotherhood Certain Faith Human Increase Life Makes May Must Path Really Safe Sane Spread True Until Want Which I Believe I Believe That

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Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Topics: American Human Human Species Including Indifferent Nature Species Survival

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 5th, 1900

Died: July 14th, 1965

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