J. William Fulbright

Person · Open Library

Born

1905

Died

1995

Works

35

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1905-04-09

Active to

1995-02-09

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

   · 1996 · cited 63,006x

2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

   · 1976 · cited 44,855x

3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

   · 1983 · cited 39,582x

4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

   · 2010 · cited 30,951x

5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

   · 1958 · cited 28,686x

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Quotes

• “What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences of his own folly. With a little wisdom and foresight, surely it is not yet necessary to forsake life in the fresh air and in the warmth of the sunlight. What a paradox if our own cleverness in science should force us to live underground with the moles.”
• “The legislator is an indispensable guardian of our freedom. It is true that great executives have played a powerful role in the development of civilization, but such leaders appear sporadically, by chance. They do not always appear when they are most needed. The great executives have given inspiration and push to the advancement of human society, but it is the legislator who has given stability and continuity to that slow and painful progress.”
• “It is amazing how soon one becomes accustomed to the sound of one's voice, when forced to repeat a speech five or six times a day. As election day approaches, the size of the crowds grows; they are more responsive and more interested; and one derives a certain exhilaration from that which, only a few weeks before, was intensely painful. This is one possible explanation of unlimited debate in the Senate.”
• “When public men indulge themselves in abuse, when they deny others a fair trial, when they resort to innuendo and insinuation, to libel, scandal, and suspicion, then our democratic society is outraged, and democracy is baffled.”
• “Nature—pitiless in a pitiless universe—is certainly not concerned with the survival of Americans or, for that matter, of any of the two billion people now inhabiting this earth. Hence, our destiny, with the aid of God, remains in our own hands.”
• “The junior Senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatred of uninformed and credulous people that he has started a prairie fire, which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.”

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Key facts

Preceded by

Hattie Caraway

Succeeded by

Dale Bumpers

Born

James William Fulbright , ( 1905-04-09 ) April 9, 1905, Sumner, Missouri , U.S.

Died

February 9, 1995 (1995-02-09) (aged 89), Washington, D.C. , U.S.

Party

Democratic

Spouses

Elizabeth Kremer Williams ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 15, 1932</span>"}]]}'>1932 ; died October 5, 1985</span>"}]]}'>1985 ) ​ Harriet Anna Mayor ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. March 10, 1990</span>"}]]}'>1990 ) ​

Education

University of Arkansas ( BA ) Pembroke College, Oxford ( MA ) George Washington University ( LLB )

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