“It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.””
Quotes by Adlai E. Stevenson
“My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.””
“I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them””
“You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.””
Papers of Adlai Stevenson
“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.””
“He who slings mud generally loses ground.””
“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.””
“Someone asked me...how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow townsman of ours used to tell--Abraham Lincoln. They asked him how he felt once after an unsuccessful election. He said he felt like a little boy who had stubbed his toe in the dark. He said that he was too old to cry, but it hurt too much to laugh.””
Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson was an American politician, lawyer, and writer, best known for his contributions to political thought and public service in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1835 in C...