What counts now is not just what we are against, but what we are for. Who leads us is less important than what leads us — what convictions, what courage, what faith — win or lose. A man doesn’t save a century, or a civilization, but a militant party wedded to a principle can.

Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman

Speech (1952-07-21), Democratic National Convention, Chicago
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