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

Quote by J William Fulbright

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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....

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.

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international...

Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international...

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...

I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics;...

I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics;...

We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.

We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when...

When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when...

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function...

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function...

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...

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...

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...

The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but...

The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but...

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....

There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as...

There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as...

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...

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...

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.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

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...