Because of my parents’ love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia – first by Hitler and then by Stalin.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTIn 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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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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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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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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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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The more extreme advocates from one side helped to validate the arguments of extremists on the other.
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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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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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