Adlai Stevenson I

“He who slings mud generally loses ground.”

“Nature is neutral.”

“A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.”

“There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody.”

“I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.”

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

“Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be.”

“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”

“Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.”

“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.”

“The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.”

“Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.”

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

“I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.”