J. William Fulbright Quotes & Sayings
31 most famous J. William Fulbright quotes and sayings (politician). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.”
“The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world.”
“The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures.”
“The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.”
“Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.”
“The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life.”
“There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an intelligent example to the world.”
“When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled.”
“Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.”
“The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them.”
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