Naturepitiless in a pitiless universeis certainly not concerned with t…

J. William Fulbright
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Naturepitiless in a pitiless universeis 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. ✨ Congressional Record, vol. 100, p. 1106., February 2, 1954.
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