J. William Fulbright Quotes

1905-, American Democratic Politician
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“The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.”
Verified"The Vietnam Fallout", speech to the Bureau of Advertising of the American Newspaper Association, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City (April 28, 1966), in Senator Fulbright: Portrait of a Public Philosopher (1966) · evidencePatriotism
“We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every ten minutes.”
Congress
“In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not its taste, but its effect, ...”
VerifiedThe Arrogance of Power (1966) · evidenceDissent
“In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.”
Understanding