J. William Fulbright Quotes - Page 4

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• It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and aspirations, most of the citizens of big counties-those, that is, that have the status of being "powers" in the world-far from being self-centered or materialistic as they are commonly credited with being, the ordinary citizen and his elected representative all too often turn out to be romantics, ready and eager to sacrifice programs of health, education and welfare for the power and pride of the nation.

  J. William Fulbright

  Educational, Pride, Sacrifice

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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.

  J. William Fulbright

  Mean, Ideas, Assuming

  J. William Fulbright (2011). “The Arrogance of Power”, p.16, Random House

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• The American public has become so conditioned by crises, by warnings, by words, that there are few, other than the young, who protest against what is happening.

  J. William Fulbright

  Warning, Young, Crisis

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• "Our government will soon become what it is already a long way toward becoming, an elective dictatorship.

  J. William Fulbright

  Government, Long, Way

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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.

  J. William Fulbright

  Law, United States, Reign

  J. William Fulbright (2011). “The Arrogance of Power”, p.114, Random House

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• The Israelis object to an imposed settlement I don't know what they mean by an imposed settlement. It's quite obvious, without the all out support by the United States in money and weapons and so on the Israelis couldn't do what they've been doing. So we bear a very great share of the responsibility for the continuation of this...of this state of warfare.

  J. William Fulbright

  Mean, Responsibility, Support

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