James W. Fulbright Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches
James W. Fulbright Quotes and Sayings
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I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men.
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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.
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The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life.
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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 has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.
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There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.
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To be a statesman, you must first get elected.
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We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every ten minutes.
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We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.
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