In America, any boy may become president. I suppose that’s just one of the risks that he takes.
Adlai E. Stevenson II Quotes
What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for the most part incommunicable.
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| Birth: | 5th February, 1900 |
| Death: | 14th July, 1965 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat, noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent public speaking, and promotion of liberal causes in the Democratic Party. He served as the 31st Governor of Illinois, and received the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1952 even though he had not campaigned in the primaries.
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