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 FulbrightPower confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.
J. William FulbrightEducational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations
J. William FulbrightAs a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.
J. William Fulbright