The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
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Decades ago, George Orwell suggested that the best one-word description of a Fascist was bully.
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I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person’s shoes.
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It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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Falsehood flies, observed Jonathan Swift, and the truth comes limping after it.
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When, at a party, a woman (half socialite, half journalist) told me how brave she thought I had been for not getting a facelift, I was tempted to comment on the courage she had shown in dealing with the results of hers.
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McCarthy fooled as many as he did because a lot of people shared his anxieties.
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Historian Robert Paxton begins one of his books by asserting: Fascism was the major political innovation of the twentieth century, and the source of much of its pain.
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The People Power movement that in 1986 foiled Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s effort to steal a snap presidential election.
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I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.
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While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
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Because of my parents’ love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia – first by Hitler and then by Stalin.
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Wages, in real terms, have been stagnant since the 1970s.
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Go for it, never back down, and don’t give in, because there’s no greater satisfaction in life than using your gifts to help others and to contribute to your community and country.
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