In America, any boy may become president. I suppose that’s just one of the risks that he takes.
Adlai E. Stevenson II Quotes
The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.
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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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