The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on [them].

Quote by J William Fulbright

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In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

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

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