American - Politician | October 23, 1835 - June 14, 1914
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 Stevenson I
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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.
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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.
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It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
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The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
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Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.
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You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
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I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
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Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.
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Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.
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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
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Freedom rings where opinions clash.
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