This the first time I ever heard it said that the crime is not the burglary, but the discovery of the burglar.
Adlai Stevenson quote The time to stop a revolution is at the beginning, not the end.
Adlai Stevenson quote The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.
Adlai Stevenson quote The elephant has a thick skin, a head full of ivory, and as everyone who has seen a circus parade knows, proceeds best by grasping the tail of its predecessor.
Adlai Stevenson quote The human race has improved everything, but the human race.
Adlai Stevenson quote The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.
Adlai Stevenson quote Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.
Adlai Stevenson quote That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
Adlai Stevenson quote Biography
American Democratic politician 1900 - 65