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J. William Fulbright quotes: In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

J. William Fulbright quotes: We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every 10 minutes.

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 quotes: Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations

Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations

J. William Fulbright quotes: The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.

The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.

J. William Fulbright quotes: To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

J. William Fulbright quotes: Education is a slow moving but powerful force

Education is a slow moving but powerful force

J. William Fulbright quotes: Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.

Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.

J. William Fulbright quotes: As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.

J. William Fulbright quotes: The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.

The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.

J. William Fulbright quotes: The greatest single virtue of a strong legislature is not what it can do, but what it can prevent.

The greatest single virtue of a strong legislature is not what it can do, but what it can prevent.

J. William Fulbright quotes: It is a curiosity of human nature that lack of self-assurance seems to breed an exaggerated sense of power and mission.

It is a curiosity of human nature that lack of self-assurance seems to breed an exaggerated sense of power and mission.

J. William Fulbright quotes: Maturity requires a final accommodation between our aspirations and our limitations.

Maturity requires a final accommodation between our aspirations and our limitations.

J. William Fulbright quotes: Our government will soon become what it is already a long way toward becoming, an elective dictatorship.

Our government will soon become what it is already a long way toward becoming, an elective dictatorship.

J. William Fulbright quotes: We would be deliberately violating the fundamental obligations we assumed in the Act of Bogota establishing the Organization of American States.

We would be deliberately violating the fundamental obligations we assumed in the Act of Bogota establishing the Organization of American States.

J. William Fulbright quotes: 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.

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.

J. William Fulbright quotes: The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life.

The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life.

J. William Fulbright quotes: What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact.

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact.

J. William Fulbright quotes: In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.

J. William Fulbright quotes: We must care to think about the unthinkable things, because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.

We must care to think about the unthinkable things, because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.

J. William Fulbright quotes: There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it.

There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it.

J. William Fulbright quotes: A nation's budget is full of moral implications; it tells what a society cares about and what it does not care about; it tells what its values are.

A nation's budget is full of moral implications; it tells what a society cares about and what it does not care about; it tells what its values are.

J. William Fulbright quotes: 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.

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.

J. William Fulbright quotes: The case for government by elites is irrefutable.

The case for government by elites is irrefutable.

J. William Fulbright quotes: Intolerance of dissent is a well-noted feature of the American national character.

Intolerance of dissent is a well-noted feature of the American national character.

J. William Fulbright quotes: It's unnatural and unhealthy for a nation to be engaged in global crusades for some principle or idea while neglecting the needs of its own people.

It's unnatural and unhealthy for a nation to be engaged in global crusades for some principle or idea while neglecting the needs of its own people.

J. William Fulbright quotes: Power tends to confuse itself with virtue, and a great nation is peculiarly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God's favor.

Power tends to confuse itself with virtue, and a great nation is peculiarly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God's favor.

J. William Fulbright quotes: Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.

J. William Fulbright quotes: Israel controls the United States Senate.

Israel controls the United States Senate.

J. William Fulbright quotes: In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another.

In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another.

J. William Fulbright quotes: 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.

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.

J. William Fulbright quotes: "The making of peace is a continuing process that must go on from day to day, from year to year, so long as our civilization shall last."

"The making of peace is a continuing process that must go on from day to day, from year to year, so long as our civilization shall last."