Adlai Stevenson Quote – A Free Society
“A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.” – Adlai Stevenson
Read more“A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.” – Adlai Stevenson
Read more“I think it’s helpful to remind white ethnics that they, too, came here in boats; that they, too, lived in slums; that they, too, had yellow fever; that they, too, were stigmatized as incorrigible; that they, too, had the highest homicide rates and the highest incarceration rates and the highest rates of mental illness; and that everything that was said […]
Read more“I like fruit baskets because they give you the ability to mail someone a piece of fruit without appearing insane. Like, if someone just mailed you an apple, you’d be like “Huh? What the hell is this?” but if it’s in a fruit basket, you’re like, “This is nice!”.” – Demetri Martin
Read more“When millions of people are suffering from a poverty which means hunger, malnutrition, sickness, illiteracy and degradation, we must not only remind ourselves that no one has a right to exploit another for his own advantage, but also and above all we must recommit ourselves to that solidarity which enables others to live out in the actual circumstances of their […]
Read more“People throw rocks at things that shine.” – Taylor Swift
Read more“When dictatorship is a fact, revolution is a duty.”
Read more“Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.” – Sir Peter Ustinov
Read more“Contrary to today’s stereotypes, racists do not always chew tobacco and drive pickup trucks with gun racks. They wear silk shirts, treat women as possessions, and talk about human rights at cocktail parties far from communities of people of color. The men in pickup trucks are just as likely to be warm and caring as the high-minded liberals are to […]
Read more“When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.” – Jonathan Swift
Read more“Nowadays, the common wisdom is to celebrate diversity — as long as you don’t point out that people are different.” – Colin Quinn
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