J. William Fulbright Quotes
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.
Fulbright, J. William. Congressional Record. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1954.
As an admitted White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi, Spencer had been banned by 26 different coutries as a "persona non grata"
She was a member of the opposition party and was criticizing the Conservative Government.
During the 1988 presidential campaign, Senator Gary Hart of Colorado was accused of womanizing. Reporters from The Miami Herald staked out Hart's Washington DC townhouse and determined that a young woman spent Friday night and Saturday with him while his wife was in Denver. Confronted with the story, Hart's campaign manager said:. Shortly after this statement was made, Hart withdrew from the race. The story was true.
“Factions” was the word for political parties then.
This is an interesting historical quotation in that the same political environment existed in the first two decades of the 21st century. She was in particular referring to the slander that was commonly used by her fellow Republican, Senator Joseph P. McCarthy in his demagoguery. She was the first member of the Senate to Condemn McCarthy for his abuse and lies. Led by her example, the other senators got over their fear of McCarthy attacking them and the Senate Censured the Demagogue.
The President was reacting to a chain of vents whereby Sony Entertainment produced a satiric movie which offended the leadership of North Korea who condemned, threatened and may have launched a cyberattack on Sony. That company reacted by withdrawing the movie and the President thought that was a mistake despite the fact that there were threats against theaters showing the movie and people attending the showings.
James William Fulbright was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. As of 2021, Fulbright is the longest serving chairman in the history of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He is best known for his staunch multilateralist positions on international issues, opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War, and the creation of the international fellowship program bearing his name, the Fulbright Program.
