"In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith."

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Source : 1966 Speech to the US Senate, 21 Apr.

J. William Fulbright

#Freedom Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Dissent Quotes

“We ask to be recognized as men.”
“A troop surge in Baghdad would put more American troops at risk to address a problem that is not a military problem.”

Source : "Bush will add more than 20,000 troops to Iraq", edition.cnn.com. January 11, 2007.
“Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right because it is right, even when it is hard.”
“Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything.”

Source : Speech at Wellesley College, time.com. 2015.
“Even if people are suspicious of the motives I think that learning and speaking two languages can only be a good thing for people.”
“Tara (Lipinski) got out there like a bat out of hell and skated her guts out. Michelle skated very well, but she skated conservatively. She skated great, just not fantastic. That was the difference.”
“The statistics of life out there and the statistics of intelligent beings and advanced civilization is a certainty, the way I look at it. It has not been accepted, because we've been in an anthropocentric era.”

Source : "NASA Distinguished Service Medal". The Academy of Achievement, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.
“You can drive the devil out of your garden but you will find him again in the garden of your son.”

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