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Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

Adlai E. Stevenson

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He who slings mud generally loses ground.
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Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.
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My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.
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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
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After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.
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Not to destroy but to construct, I hold the unconquerable belief that science and peace will triumph over ignorance and war that nations will come together not to destroy but to construct and that the future belongs to those who accomplish most for humanity.
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I believe that if we really want human brotherhood to spread and increase until it makes life safe and sane, we must also be certain that there is no one true faith or path by which it may spread.
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