Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes

I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.

Adlai E. Stevenson

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• I think President Obama is not progressive. And I know a lot of people hate to hear that; it breaks their heart. But that's the reality. It's not in his nature. His nature is pro-establishment. If he had a wrestling nickname, it would be The Establishment.

  

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• If we had a truth-in Government act comparable to the truth-in-advertising law, every note issued by the Treasury would be obliged to include a sentence stating: This note will be redeemed with the proceeds from an identical note which will be sold to the public when this one comes due.

  

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• I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.

  

  Adlai E. Stevenson
  • Law