In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own people the proper enjoyment of their resources; we are also denying the world the example of a free…

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To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if...

There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as...

There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as...

The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.

The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

I'm sure that President Johnson would never have pursued the war in Vietnam if he'd...

I'm sure that President Johnson would never have pursued the war in Vietnam if he'd...

Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.

Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.

The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what...

The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what...

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements....

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements....

What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we...

What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we...

Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it...

Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it...

When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously...

When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously...

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding...

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding...

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with...

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with...

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater...

In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater...

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American...

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American...

We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and...

We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and...

The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.

The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.

Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with...

Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with...