A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.
Adlai Stevenson IYour public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.
Adlai Stevenson IA wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
Adlai Stevenson II have been told that one of the reasons the astronomers of the world cooperate is the fact that there is no one nation from which the entire sphere of the sky can be seen. Perhaps there is in that fact a parable for national statesmen, whose political horizons are all too often limited by national horizons.
Adlai Stevenson I