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Adlai Stevenson II on Independence Day

1900–1965 United States

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My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

What do I believe? As an American I believe in generosity, in liberty, in the rights of man.

Essay in This I Believe : 2 (1952)

True Patriotism, it seems to me, is based on tolerance and a large measure of humility.

Because we believe in the free mind we are also fighting those who, in the name of anti-Communism, would assail the community of freedom itself.

We talk a great deal about patriotism. What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times?

The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions. But there is also, it seems to me, a moment at which democracy must prove its capacity to act. Every man has a right to be heard; but no man has the right to strangle democracy with a single set of vocal cords.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

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