Wendell Willkie

thumb|Wendell Willkie in 1940 Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive, and the 1940 Republican candidate for president. Quotes The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens. An American Programme (1944), ch. 2 Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the colour of their skin. One World (1943), ch. 13 Misattributed A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years. He was actually quoting Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., during an America's Town Meeting of the Air broadcast, at The Town Hall in New York City, (January 6, 1938) Quotes about Wendell Willkie Muriel Rukeyser called her life of Wendell Willkie "a story and a song." Adrienne Rich Arts of the Possible (2001) External links Wendell Willkie Category:1892 births Category:1944 deaths Category:Lawyers from New York (state) Category:United States presidential candidates, 1944 Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians Category:Activists from the United States Category:Episcopalians from the United States Category:People from Indiana