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J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright
American Politician
Born: Apr 9, 1905
Died: Feb 9, 1995
Law Men People Power Society World
Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm
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. J. William Fulbright
Dignity Culture People World Differences Respected Recognized Possible Feared Rather Only Outlook Condemned Than Essential Human Common Human Dignity Peaceful Peaceful World Bond Appreciated
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. J. William Fulbright
Politics Faith Democracy Dissent Act
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. J. William Fulbright
World Example Power Appropriate Respects Magnanimity Empathy Itself Intelligent America Size Which Act Many Many Respects Bring
The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. J. William Fulbright
Citizen Country Tribute Criticizes Implied His Paying Who
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. J. William Fulbright
Thoughts World Think Changing Complex Dare Possibilities Rapidly Must Unthinkable Learn Options Confront Us Explore
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
Fool Power Every Damn Minutes About Seem Any Want Thing
In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine. J. William Fulbright
History People Thought Long Security Having Another Course Greater Understand Submarine Than Much Your Who
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. J. William Fulbright
Society Remake Outsiders Force Accomplished Task Trying Any Cannot Which Available Means Vietnamese Certainly
There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it. J. William Fulbright
World Men Inevitable Perceive Divergence Between
Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence. J. William Fulbright
Power Omnipotence Virtue Tends Take Also Itself Confuses
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. J. William Fulbright
Obligations Legal Law Behavior Reciprocal Those Insofar Observed Provides Stability Order Predicting Us Means International International Law Whom
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. J. William Fulbright
War People Feeling President Way Say Would Johnson Pursued Never Had He Like Sure Did Bangkok Any Japan Vietnam Acted Ignorant Why Ever
The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high. J. William Fulbright
Soul Too High Price Empire America
What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact. J. William Fulbright
Fear Think Society Rightly Impact Economic Traditional Cultural Survive American Cannot Vietnamese
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. J. William Fulbright
Our Indeed Menace Failures Excuses Because Greatest Been Provided Soviet Done Soviet Union Us Much Union
Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations. J. William Fulbright
Law International Relations Relations Both Within Stability Essential Order International Foundation Societies
In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another. J. William Fulbright
Men Cruelty Purposes Noble Unspeakable Name Another Committed Against Acts
In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own people the proper enjoyment of their resources; we are also denying the world the example of a free society enjoying its freedom to the fullest. J. William Fulbright
Freedom People World Free Example Free Society Own Living Society Other Other Countries Our Resources Proper Only Excessive Countries Involvement Also Affairs Off Denying Fullest Assets Enjoying Enjoyment
I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics; I cannot say these things delight me as they seem to delight some of our officials, but they are certainly impressive. J. William Fulbright
Me Power Our Say Weapons Logistics Some Seem Delight Question Impressive Efficiency Officials Cannot Certainly Things
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
Conservative Law Power International Relations Relations States Vital Expanding Upholding Interest International Reign United United States

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