Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1137
AUTHOR:
Adlai E Stevenson, United States
QUOTATION:
You are in the courtroom of world opinion…. You have denied they exist, and I want to know if I understood you correctly…. I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over. And I am also prepared to present the evidence in this room!
ATTRIBUTION:
Comment to Soviet Ambassador Valerian A Zorin, who charged that the US threatened peace by exposing Soviet missile shipments to Cuba, 25 Oct 62
