"Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work."

J. William Fulbright, American Politician

Work, Idea, God, Duty

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"Once imbued with the idea of a mission, a great nation easily assumes that it has the means as well as the duty to do God's work."

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"The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures."

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"When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we thus encourage disorder and instability and thereby do incalculable damage to our own long-term interests."

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