I'm sure that President Johnson would never have pursued the war in Vietnam if he'd ever had a Fulbright to Japan, or say Bangkok, or had any feeling for what these people are like and why they acted the way they did. He was completely ignorant. J. William Fulbright actbangkokcompletely share on social
We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. J. William Fulbright changecomplexconfront Change image and share on social
There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it. J. William Fulbright divergenceinevitableman Change image and share on social
The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high. J. William Fulbright americaempirehigh Change image and share on social
When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled. J. William Fulbright abusebaffledemocracy share on social
When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder and instability and thereby do incalculable damage to our own long-term interests. J. William Fulbright advantagedamagedisorder share on social
The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but an excess of the wrong kind of power which results in a feeling of impotence when it fails to achieve its desired ends. J. William Fulbright achieveasiadeficiency Change image and share on social
In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own people the proper enjoyment of their resources; we are also denying the world the example of a free society enjoying its freedom to the fullest. J. William Fulbright affairassetcountry share on social
Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence. J. William Fulbright confuseomnipotencepower Change image and share on social
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. J. William Fulbright assumedutyeasily Change image and share on social
