The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTA Fascist who launches his career by being voted into office will have a claim to legitimacy that others do not.
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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Respect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)
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It is easier to remove tyrants and destroy concentration camps than to kill the ideas that gave them birth.
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Peace is not a spectator sport.
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I am not a fatalist. I have just been reading War and Peace and Tolstoy is such a fatalist. I think people can make a difference, I am an optimist who worries a lot.
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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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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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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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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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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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If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
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Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
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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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To put it mildly, the world is a mess.
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A Fascist who launches his career by being voted into office will have a claim to legitimacy that others do not.
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