J. William Fulbright Country Quotations

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.

To criticize one's country is to do it a service.... Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism-a higher form of patriotism, I believe, than the familiar rituals and national adulation.

The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.