J. William Fulbright Quotes

What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact.

J. William Fulbright

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• Greetings and death to our enemies.

  

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• What they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cultural impact.

  

  J. William Fulbright
  • American
  • Society
  • Fear