In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Quote by J William Fulbright

Topics: Dissent Quotes

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....

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.