It is easier to remove tyrants and destroy concentration camps than to kill the ideas that gave them birth.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTWhile democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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First of all, I don’t think fascism is an ideology. I think it is a method, it’s a system.
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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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Wages, in real terms, have been stagnant since the 1970s.
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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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If an advertiser can use that information to home in on a consumer because of his or her individual interests, what’s to stop a Fascist government from doing the same?
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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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Peace is not a spectator sport.
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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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Though I had never written a memoir, I was confident that given enough time, I could do a serviceable job. Not elegant, but blunt, informative and funnier than most readers would expect.
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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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Fascism, most of the students agreed, is an extreme form of authoritarian rule. Citizens are required to do exactly what leaders say they must do, nothing more, nothing less.
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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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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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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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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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