The magic of America is that we’re a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTPeace is not a spectator sport.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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Falsehood flies, observed Jonathan Swift, and the truth comes limping after it.
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There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.
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How 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 once experimented with meditation, cleared my mind, and immediately remembered a phone call I had to make; that was that.
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The People Power movement that in 1986 foiled Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s effort to steal a snap presidential election.
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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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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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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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It is easier to remove tyrants and destroy concentration camps than to kill the ideas that gave them birth.
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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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To put it mildly, the world is a mess.
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Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
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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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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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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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