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.

Quote by J William Fulbright

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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;...

The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political...

The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political...

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...

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....

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....

We are trying to remake Vietnamese society, a task which certainly cannot be accomplished by...

We are trying to remake Vietnamese society, a task which certainly cannot be accomplished by...

In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its...

In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

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 the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one...

In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one...