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Adlai Stevenson: “I may be singular in my ideas, but I believe his administration has neither been firm nor wise.”

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I may be singular in my ideas, but I believe his administration has neither been firm nor wise.
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Adlai Stevenson

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Stevenson expresses his critical view of a president's administration, suggesting a lack of wisdom and firmness.

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