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Adlai E. Stevenson. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceWhat I Think (1956), p. 142

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Stevenson, A. E. (n.d.). Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41557-every-age-needs-men-who-will-redeem-the/

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Stevenson, Adlai E. “Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41557-every-age-needs-men-who-will-redeem-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Stevenson, Adlai E. “Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41557-every-age-needs-men-who-will-redeem-the/.

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