Adlai E. Stevenson II, (1900-1965) Governor of Illinois (1949-1953), U.S. presidential candidate (1952, 1956), U.N. Ambassador (1961-1965) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Adlai E. Stevenson II Quote “It is a common heresy and its graves are to be found all over the earth. It is the heresy that says you can kill an idea by killing a man, defeat a principle by defeating a person, bury truth by burying its vehicle.”Adlai E. Stevenson II ~ Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-1965) Governor of Illinois (1949-1953), U.S. presidential candidate (1952, 1956), U.N. Ambassador (1961-1965)Speech, 9 November 1952 Truth , Speech Ratings and Comments 1 Reply Ronw13, ID 2/24/23 Adlai E. Stevenson II, a man who spoke out against corruption, found himself through and by his own belief system imbedded deeply with socialism/communisms ills through the State Department. Then spreading his brand of globalization along with the UN throughout Europe. The quote seems warm and fuzzy, yet mis-directing of the intent to deceive the public sentiment as so many current politicians do. Belief systems always carry over into political control of policy. 1 Reply Mike, Norwalk 2/24/23 What comes to mind is you can fool some of the people all the time; and you can fool all the people some of the times but, you can't fool all the people all the time. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Adlai E. Stevenson II quote is found in these categories: Truth quotes Speech quotes About Adlai E. Stevenson II Bio of Adlai E. Stevenson II Quotations by Adlai E. Stevenson II Books by/about Adlai E. Stevenson II Adlai E. Stevenson II videos Adlai E. Stevenson II on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Adlai E. Stevenson II