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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTDecades ago, George Orwell suggested that the best one-word description of a Fascist was bully.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.
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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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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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Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries. The desire for liberty may be ingrained in every human breast, but so is the potential for complacency, confusion, and cowardice. And losing has a price.
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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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Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
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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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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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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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For the DPRK and its military, the ouster of Saddam Hussein conveyed a powerful message: it’s not enough to pretend to have weapons of mass destruction. To be secure, a nation must build them, own them, and hide them.
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Painful 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.
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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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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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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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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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