To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man and also a nation.
Adlai Stevenson
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Many Americans cannot define democracy; like the schoolboy when asked to define an elephant confessed he was unable to do so, but insisted he would recognize an elephant when he saw one.
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A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.
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