J. William Fulbright

“There are two Americas. One is the America of Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson; the other is the America of Teddy Roosevelt and the modern superpatriots.”

“The price of empire is America's soul, and that price is too high.”

“The case for government by elites is irrefutable.”

“Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations.”

“The essence of intercultural education is the acquisition of empathy—the ability to see the world as others see it, and to allow for the possibility that others may see things more accurately than one's own tribe.”

“In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.”

“The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned.”

“Of all the joint ventures in which we might engage, the most productive, in my view, is educational exchange.”

“The exchange program is the thing that will endure.”

“Our future is not in the stars but in our own minds and hearts.”

“We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent.”

“To be a dissenter is not to be a traitor.”

“The great innovator was Galileo, not the Inquisition.”

“To criticize one's country is to do it a service and pay it a compliment. It is a service because it may spur the country to do better than it is doing; it is a compliment because it evidences a belief that the country can do better.”

“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.”