On the record
His parchment took the place of the battle-field.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “His parchment took the place of the battle-field.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote illustrates Stevenson's belief in the power of legal processes over violent confrontations.
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In the rush of events, party antagonisms, in the main, soon fade from remembrance.
We strive in vain to look beyond the heights.
We, the heirs of all the ages, in the plenitude of our enjoyments, and the prodigality of the favors showered upon us, hail Columbus our benefactor.
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