Peace is not a spectator sport.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTHow can one be bored in a world where a billion examples of human ingenuity, peculiarity, pigheadedness, and compassion are on regular view?
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I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.
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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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The complexity of immigration as an issue begins with a basic human trait: we are reluctant to share.
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A dictatorship by any other name is still a dictatorship, whether its symbol is the czarist two-headed eagle or the hammer and sickle.
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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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In 2016, Fascism was searched on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website more often than any other word in English except surreal, which experienced a sudden spike after the November presidential election.
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Wilson’s doctrine of self-determination gave a boost to the idea that wherever there dwelled a people, there should be a state.
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Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
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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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Until I am carried out, I will carry on.
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Especially when we are afraid, angry, or confused, we may be tempted to give away bits of our freedom—or, less painfully, somebody else’s freedom—in the quest for direction and order.
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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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This is the first rule of deception: repeated often enough, almost any statement, story, or smear can start to sound plausible. The Internet should be an ally of freedom and a gateway to knowledge; in some cases, it is neither.
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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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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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