Political Quotes

Adlai Stevenson: “I do not expect the Union to be dissolved--I do not expect the house to fall--but I do expect it will cease to be…”

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I do not expect the Union to be dissolved--I do not expect the house to fall--but I do expect it will cease to be divided.
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Adlai Stevenson

Editor's note · Context

Stevenson expresses his belief that the nation will ultimately resolve its divisions rather than dissolve.

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