The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
After four years at the united nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity – in short — Adlai E. Stevenson II
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the — Adlai E. Stevenson II
I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
It will be helpful in our mutual objective to allow every man in america to look his neighbour — Adlai E. Stevenson II
In america any boy may become president and I suppose it’s just one of the risks he takes. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
If the republicans will stop telling lies about the democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
I’m not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have — Adlai E. Stevenson II
I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law — Adlai E. Stevenson II
I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign… and this has sometimes been a lonely — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including americans. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Public confidence in the integrity of the government is indispensable to faith in democracy — Adlai E. Stevenson II
The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal — Adlai E. Stevenson II
Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall — Adlai E. Stevenson II
The best reason I can think of for not running for president of the united states is that — Adlai E. Stevenson II
