5 Adlai Stevenson Quotes on War

Adlai Stevenson quotes on war

10. Let's face it. Let's talk sense to the American people. Let's tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pains, that we are now on the eve of great decisions, not easy decisions, like resistance when you're attacked, but a long, patient, costly struggle which alone can assure triumph over the great enemies of man - war, poverty, and tyranny - and the assaults upon human dignity which are the most grievous consequences of each.

35. A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.

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42. He who slings mud generally loses ground.

62. Today we are plunged into a battle that is familiar to us. the enemies and the problems are the same. But the terrain is different. The world around us has changed and shifted so much we no longer recognize it.

94. Never run against a war hero.