Citizens Quote by J. William Fulbright Download Open image “The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.” — J. William Fulbright ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Citizens Country Criticize House Implied Patriotic Patriotism Tribute
To criticize one's country is to do it a service… Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism-a… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Nothing is more annoying in the ordinary intercourse of life than this irritable patriotism of the Americans. A foreigner will gladly agree to praise… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
One of the reasons we set up this country, one of the things we celebrate in freedom and democracy of the United States is… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
When you disrespect my country or somebody from my country, you have to pay for it, because I'm ready to die for my country. — Merab Dvalishvili Copy Share Image
The citizen who thinks he sees that the commonwealth's political clothes are worn out, and yet holds his peace and does not agitate for… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
The idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone, All centuries but this, and every country but his own. — W. S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
“People despised conscientious objectors, even those of the enemy country, because patriotism was held to be an absolute virtue. It is hard to get… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists… — James Bryce Copy Share Image
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
If I criticize my country, it is indeed very painful for me. It doesn't make me happy. But, if I see something wrong, it… — Naseeruddin Shah Copy Share Image
There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
One simply cannot engage in barbarous action without becoming a barbarian, because one cannot defend human values by calculated and unprovoked violence without doing… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
It is amazing how soon one becomes accustomed to the sound of ones voice, when forced to repeat a speech five or six times a day. As election day approaches, the size of the crowds grows; they are more responsive and more interested; and one derives a certain exhilaration from that which, only a few weeks before, was intensely painful.… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share
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 of his own folly. With a little wisdom and foresight, surely it is not yet necessary to forsake life in the fresh air and in the warmth of the sunlight. What a paradox if our… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share
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 decent behavior seems to vary directly with his perception of others as individual humans with human motives and feelings, whereas his capacity for barbarism seems related to his perception of an adversary in abstract terms, as… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share
In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another. — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Insofar as it represents a genuine reconciliation of differences, a consensus is a fine thing; insofar as it represents a concealment of differences, it… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
The age of warrior kings and of warrior presidents has passed. The nuclear age calls for a different kind of leadership… a leadership of intellect, judgment, tolerance and rationality, a leadership committed to human values, to world peace, and to the improvement of the human condition. The attributes upon which we must draw are the human attributes of compassion and… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share
We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we would hope, that… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
To give [the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba] even covert support is on a par with the hypocrisy and cynicism for which the… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Politics is not an issue whether you like or dislike , but every citizen must involve. — Khem Veasna Copy Share Image
The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
Jeff Chu's pilgrimage across America to discover his own place as a gay man in the Christian church as well as attitudes about being gay and Christian across denominations is at once timely, smart, poignant, disturbing, inspiring, and maddening. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about the rights of the LGBTQ community to be treated as equal citizens at… — Donna Freitas Copy Share
“The police ultimately pay the price for poor customer service when citizens become fearful of them.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Worship isn't destructive, Martin. I know that. I don't. I only know it's the core of his life. What else has he got? He can hardly read. He knows no physics or engineering to make to world real for him. No paintings to show him how others have enjoyed it. No music except television jingles. No history except tales from… — Peter Shaffer Copy Share
No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends. — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
A free society depends upon a high degree of mutual trust. The public will not give that trust to officials who are not seen to be impartially dedicated to the general public interest, nor will they give trust to those high in government who violate the rule of law they ask citizens to obey at the expense of self-interest, or… — Archibald Cox Copy Share
My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little… — Imelda Marcos Copy Share Image
The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis. — Lawrence Bender Copy Share Image
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
![“To give [the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba] even covert support is on a par with the hypocrisy and cynicism for which the United States is constantly denouncing the Soviet Union in the United Nations and elsewhere. This point will not be lost on the rest of the world, nor on our own consciences.” quote by J. William Fulbright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/48f/j-william-fulbright-7682_bay-of-pigs_to-give-the-bay-of-pigs-invasion-of-cuba_203573.jpg)
