"In the name of noble purposes men have……" — J. William Fulbright
"In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another."
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73 Quotes by J. William Fulbright
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International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point,…
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Of all the joint ventures in which we might engage, the most productive, in my view, is educational exchange. I…
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There is nothing obscure about the objectives of educational exchange. Its purpose is to acquaint Americans with the world as…
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The Program further aims to make the benefits of American culture and technology available to the world and to enrich…
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Finally, the Program aims, through these means, to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little…
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The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life. It's the only activity…
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The essence of intercultural education is the acquisition of empathy-the ability to see the world as others see it, and…
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It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own…
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Education is the best means-probably the only means-by which nations can cultivate a degree of objectivity about each other's behavior…
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Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international…
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....Man's struggle to be rational about himself, about his relationship to his own society and to other peoples and nations…
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The preservation of our free society in the years and decades to come will depend ultimately on whether we succeed…
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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all…
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The act of dying is one of the acts of life.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and…
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We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs.…
— Philip James Bailey
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A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.
— Bernard Baruch
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Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a…
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The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself.…
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Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the inevitability of fate, so long…
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He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
— William Blake
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Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities - both unprovoked. These acts of…
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