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

Quote by J William Fulbright

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.

We must dare to think unthinkable thoughts.

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 a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

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 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...

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...

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;...

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....