J. William Fulbright Quotes

Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 31 quotes by J. William Fulbright James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was a United States Senator representing Arkansas from January 1945 until his resignation in December 1974. Fulbright was a Southern Democrat and a staunch multilateralist who supported the creation of the United Nations and the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was also a segregationist who signed the Southern Manifesto. Fulbright... Read full biography of J. William Fulbright → 1 2 3 Ctrl → The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned... → 0 The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. 0 We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and... → 0 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... → 0 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... → 0 Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations. 0 In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another. 0 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... → 0 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. 0 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... → 0 Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence. 0 I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics; I cannot say these things delight me as the y seem to delight some of... → 0 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... → 0 1 2 3 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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