I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men.
J. William FulbrightAbout author
- Author's profession: Politician
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 9, 1905
- Died: February 9, 1995
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