132 ordspråk av Adlai E. Stevenson

US  Adlai E. Stevenson

Adlai E. Stevenson föddes den 5 februari 1900 och dog den 14 juli 1965 - to the United Nations (1961-65).
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 We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to it's security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.

 What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for the most part incommunicable.

 What do I believe? As an American I believe in generosity, in liberty, in the rights of man. These are social and political faiths that are part of me, as they are, I suppose, part of all of us. Such beliefs are easy to express. But part of me too is

 What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to suggest that what we mean is a sense of national responsibility... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

 When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish

 When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains, the great mountains, and the sea. He means that he loves an inner air, an inner li

 When you leave here, don't forget why you came. ( to college graduates)

 You are in the courtroom of world opinion. You have denied they exist, and I want to know if I understood you correctly. I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over. And I am also prepared to present the evidence in this room!

 You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

 You know, you really can't beat a household commodity-the ketchup bottle on the kitchen table.

 You will find that the truth is often unpopular and the contest between agreeable fancy and disagreeable fact is unequal. For, in the vernacular, we Americans are suckers for good news.

 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.


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