Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Adlai Stevenson
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson.
| Born | February 5, 1900 Los Angeles, California |
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| Died | July 14, 1965 London, England |
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 1961-1965. Governor of Illinois 1949-1953. Ran unsuccessfully for the Presidency 1952, 1956.
The repository contains four quotes from Ambassador Adlai Stevenson.
A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.
Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.
A free society is a place where it’s safe to be unpopular.
In America any boy may become President and I suppose it’s just one of the risks he takes.
