American - Politician | April 9, 1905 - February 9, 1995
There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long as our problems seem clear and finite and manageable.
J. William Fulbright
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There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an intelligent example to the world.
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The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures.
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The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.
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Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work.
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In the name of noble purposes men have committed unspeakable acts of cruelty against one another.
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As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.
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