Best J. William Fulbright Sayings
- 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… Appreciated
- Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations. Both
- 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… Been
- The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. Citizen
- In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects. Act
- In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. Act
- Some new machinery with adequate powers must be created now if our fine phrases and noble sentiments are to have substance and meaning for our… Adequate
- There are two Americas. One is the America of Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson; the other is the America of Teddy Roosevelt and the modern superpatriots.… Adlai
- "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… Civilization
- We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every ten minutes. Any
- We must care to think about the unthinkable things, because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless. Action
- We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every 10 minutes. Any
- The junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he… Able
- 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… Biggest
- The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life. All
- 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… Abuse
- What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact. American
- 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… Behavior
- In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another. 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… Affairs
- 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… Cannot Say
- The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political lifeThe junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has… Able
- What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences… Air