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Adlai Stevenson II1900–1965

In matters of national security emotion is no substitute for intelligence, nor rigidity for prudence. To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man — and also a nation.

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Radio address (11 April 1955); as quoted in The World’s Great Speeches (1999) edited by Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, and Stephen J. McKenna

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