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Danh ngôn của J. William Fulbright (Sứ mệnh: 3)

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them.
In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.
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.
Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.