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The arrogance of power
Book • 1966
In this book, Fulbright critiques the justification for the Vietnam War, Congress’s failure to set limits on it, and the impulses that led to American involvement.
He argues against the postwar habit of intervention and the tendency of great nations to equate power with virtue.
The book is a protest against the war in Vietnam and a broader indictment of American foreign policy, emphasizing the importance of dissent and the need for the U.S.
to focus on its own internal issues rather than trying to police the world.
He argues against the postwar habit of intervention and the tendency of great nations to equate power with virtue.
The book is a protest against the war in Vietnam and a broader indictment of American foreign policy, emphasizing the importance of dissent and the need for the U.S.
to focus on its own internal issues rather than trying to police the world.
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Mentioned by Jeffrey Sachs as one of his favorite American politicians, who wrote "The Arrogance of Power".
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