The arrogance of power by william fulbright
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The Arrogance of Power
“Fulbright was erudite and eloquent in all the books he wrote, but this one is his masterpiece.
The arrogance of power by william fulbright
Within its pages lie his now historic remonstrations against a great nation’s overreach, his powerful argument for dissent, and his thoughtful propositions for a new way forward . . . lessons and cautions that resonate just as strongly today.”
—From the foreword by Bill Clinton
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William Fulbright (–), a Rhodes scholar and lawyer, began his long career in public service when he was elected to serve Arkansas’s Third District in Congress in He quickly became a prominent member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he introduced the Fulbright Resolution calling for participation in an organization that became the United Nations.
Elected to the Senate in , he promoted the passage of legislation establishing the Fulbright exchange program, and he served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from to , longer than any senator in American history