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> [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. It has no apparatus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/when-public-men-indulge-themselves-in-abuse-when-they-deny-others-a/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/when-public-men-indulge-themselves-in-abuse-when-they-deny-others-a-2/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

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## Other authors on Democratic society

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## More by J. William Fulbright

> [There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/there-has-been-a-tendency-through-the-years-for-reason-and-moderation/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [One simply cannot engage in barbarous action without becoming a barbarian, because one cannot defend human values by calculated and unprovoked violence without doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/one-simply-cannot-engage-in-barbarous-action-without-becoming-a/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [It is amazing how soon one becomes accustomed to the sound of ones voice, when forced to repeat a speech five or six times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/it-is-amazing-how-soon-one-becomes-accustomed-to-the-sound-of-ones/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/what-a-curious-picture-it-is-to-find-man-homo-sapiens-of-divine/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations. Man's capacity for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/educational-exchange-can-turn-nations-into-people-contributing-as-no/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/in-the-name-of-noble-purposes-men-have-committed-unspeakable-acts-of/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [Insofar as it represents a genuine reconciliation of differences, a consensus is a fine thing; insofar as it represents a concealment of differences, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/insofar-as-it-represents-a-genuine-reconciliation-of-differences-a/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/insofar-as-international-law-is-observed-it-provides-us-with/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [The age of warrior kings and of warrior presidents has passed. The nuclear age calls for a different kind of leadership… a leadership of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/the-age-of-warrior-kings-and-of-warrior-presidents-has-passed-the/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/we-must-dare-to-think-unthinkable-thoughts-we-must-learn-to-explore/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we would hope, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/international-educational-exchange-is-the-most-significant-current/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [ To give \[the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba\] even covert support is on a par with the hypocrisy and cynicism for which the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/to-give-the-bay-of-pigs-invasion-of-cuba-even-covert-support-is-on-a/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> […Man's struggle to be rational about himself, about his relationship to his own society and to other peoples and nations involves a constant search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/man-s-struggle-to-be-rational-about-himself-about-his-relationship-to/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics; I cannot say these things delight me as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/i-do-not-question-the-power-of-our-weapons-and-the-efficiency-of-our/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

> [The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace - not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-william-fulbright/the-soviet-union-has-indeed-been-our-greatest-menace-not-so-much/)

[J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-william-fulbright/)

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