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Self-Criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and confession are good for the political soul.
Adlai Stevenson I
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Adlai Stevenson I
Age: 78 †
Born: 1835
Born: October 23
Died: 1914
Died: June 14
Former Vice President Of The United States
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Christian County
Kentucky
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Your public servants serve you right indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.
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Bad administration, to be sure, can destroy good policy, but good administration can never save bad policy.
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An independent is the guy who wants to take the politics out of politics.
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Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses...
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