A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

Adlai Stevenson

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Nature of freedom Freedom Political theory

Speaker

Adlai Stevenson

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

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United States

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Citation

Stevenson, Adlai. "Safeguards Against Communism." 7 Oct. 1952, Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI, USA.

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Citizen and state American politics
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

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