"[I]t is difficult to picture the great Creator conceiving of a program of one creature (which He has made) using another living creature for purposes of experimentation. There must be other, less cruel ways of obtaining knowledge."

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Source: Speech in New York City, August 28, 1952.

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Adlai Stevenson I

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Adlai Stevenson I was a prominent American politician and diplomat, known for his articulate advocacy for international cooperation during the Cold War.

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