"The essence of intercultural education is the acquisition……" — J. William Fulbright
"The essence of intercultural education is the acquisition of empathy-the ability to see the world as others see it, and to allow for the possibility that others may see something we have failed to see, or may see it more accurately. The simple purpose of the exchange program...is to erode the culturally rooted mistrust that sets nations against one another. The exchange program is not a panacea but an avenue of hope...."
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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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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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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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The preservation of our free society in the years and decades to come will depend ultimately on whether we succeed…
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