Political Quotes

“today, along with Senator Leahy, I submit a resolution recognizing the 70th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program. On August 1, 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed into law legislation authored by Senator James William Fulbright of Arkansas, creating a program that used the proceeds from selling surplus war property to fund international exchanges between the United States and other countries. Senator Fulbright's program has gone on to become the largest education exchange program in history, and still works to ``promote peace and mutual understanding'' around the world. Counted among its more than 370,000 alumni are 82 Pulitzer Prize recipients, 54 Nobel Prize laureates, and 33 heads of states. In the aftermath of World War II, Senator Fulbright understood that individual exchanges and person to person interactions are the best way to build a deep abiding understanding of other cultures and to promote peace. Today, as violence and intolerance grow across the globe, I believe the Fulbright program remains a beacon of hope for a better future. The academic and cultural opportunities provided to participants in the program ensure that ``international good will through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture, and science'' continues to grow when it is so sorely needed. I believe that you change the world through personal relationships, and am very proud as an Arkansan and an American of the success of the Fulbright exchange.…”