J. William Fulbright quotes - page 2

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine. (J. William Fulbright)
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. View quote
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There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it. View quote
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Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations. View quote
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We must dare to think about "unthinkable things" because when things become "unthinkable" thinking stops and action becomes mindless. View quote
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Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work. View quote
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Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations. View quote
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The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life. View quote
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We are trying to remake Vietnamese society, a task which certainly cannot be accomplished by force and which probably cannot be accomplished by any means available to outsiders. View quote
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As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations. View quote
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We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every 10 minutes. (J. William Fulbright)
I'm sure that President Johnson would never have pursued the war in Vietnam if he'd ever had a Fulbright to Japan, or say Bangkok, or had any feeling for what these people are like and why they acted the way they did. He was completely ignorant. View quote
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There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues. View quote
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I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men. View quote
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When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder and instability and thereby do incalculable damage to our own long-term interests. View quote
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There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable. View quote
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The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but an excess of the wrong kind of power which results in a feeling of impotence when it fails to achieve its desired ends. View quote
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