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Monday, October 28, 2013

"I Offered My Opponents A Deal..." Adlai Stevenson


I offered my opponents a deal:
"If they stop telling lies about me,
I will stop telling the truth about them."
Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952

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It is said that a woman called out to Adlai at a presidential campaign rally:
"Mr. Stevenson, you have won the vote of every thinking person in America."
Stevenson shot back: "That's not enough Madam. We need a majority."




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