Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.” ~ Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-1965) Governor of Illinois (1949-1953), U.S. presidential candidate (1952, 1956), U.N. Ambassador (1961-1965)Source: New York Times, 19 January 1962