I've been researching for an upcoming blog post (nerdy I know) and I've discovered my new favorite American figure: Adlai Stevenson, governor of the Great State of Illinois and two time democratic presidential nominee. Here are some of my favorite quotes from Mr. Stevenson:

In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.

The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics.

And my Personal Favorite:

I have a proposition for our Republican friends: They stop telling lies about us, and we'll stop telling the truth about them!