McCarthy fooled as many as he did because a lot of people shared his anxieties.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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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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What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
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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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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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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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Decades ago, George Orwell suggested that the best one-word description of a Fascist was bully.
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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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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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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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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 magic of America is that we’re a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
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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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Trump is the first anti-democratic president in modern U.S. history.
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