It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTIt took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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The more extreme advocates from one side helped to validate the arguments of extremists on the other.
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Repeat a lie often enough and it begins to sound as if it must—or at least might—be so.
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The real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
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Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries.
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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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The Fascist game plan: a single party, speaking with one voice, controlling every state institution, claiming to represent all people, and labeling the entire sham a triumph of the popular will.
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The conservatives saw the Fascist leader as someone they could hide behind, manipulate, and, when convenient, replace.
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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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The temptation is powerful to close our eyes and wait for the worst to pass, but history tells us that for freedom to survive, it must be defended and that if lies are to stop, they must be exposed.
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We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.
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The voice and force of the United States may count for nothing if they are withheld too long.
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Peace is not a spectator sport.
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I think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. But also, there has to be a team effort, because otherwise, I think it creates a dissonance and difficulty.
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Wages, in real terms, have been stagnant since the 1970s.
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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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