I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTPainful the grounds for resentment, the easier it is for a Fascist leader to gain followers by dangling the prospect of renewal or by vowing to take back what has been stolen.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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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Trump is the first anti-democratic president in modern U.S. history.
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What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
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Bill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.
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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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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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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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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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Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
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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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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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I also think it is important for women to help one another. I have a saying: There is a special place in hell for women who don’t.
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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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There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.
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I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.
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