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Adlai Stevenson: His habitual conversancy with the world in its strangest varieties and with the secret history of character, gives him a…

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His habitual conversancy with the world in its strangest varieties and with the secret history of character, gives him a shrewd estimate of the human heart.
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Adlai Stevenson

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This quote emphasizes the deep understanding of human nature gained through experience.

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