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Adlai Stevenson: Not inaptly has hell been described as "disqualification in the face of opportunity.

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Not inaptly has hell been described as "disqualification in the face of opportunity.
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Adlai Stevenson

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Stevenson offers a poignant observation on opportunity and failure.

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