"There is nothing obscure about the objectives of……" — J. William Fulbright
"There is nothing obscure about the objectives of educational exchange. Its purpose is to acquaint Americans with the world as it is and to acquaint students and scholars from many lands with America as it is-not as we wish it were or as we might wish foreigners to see it, but exactly as it is-which by my reckoning is an "image" of which no American need be ashamed."
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J. William Fulbright
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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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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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With respect to the creation of the program, I introduced the bill in September 1945, immediately after the end of…
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Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars.
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The great object of Education should be commensurate with the object of life. It should be a moral one; to…
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And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with…
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If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.
— Leon Trotsky
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Acquaint yourself with fewer people, and as a result, you will backbite less frequently.
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A new book is just like any new product, like a detergent. You have to acquaint people with it. They…
— Jacqueline Susann
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We don't have much time, so we don't teach them; we acquaint them with things that they can learn.
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The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those…
— Brandon Sanderson
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We must acquaint the youth to the realities of the world... we must tell them that millions of people around…
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Of books in our time the variety is so voluminous, and they follow so fast from the press, that one…
— Amos Bronson Alcott
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I'm happy doing stand-up, but I'll probably do a television show eventually. If not, I'll delve into this Internet world…
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