Until I am carried out, I will carry on.
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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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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Though I had never written a memoir, I was confident that given enough time, I could do a serviceable job. Not elegant, but blunt, informative and funnier than most readers would expect.
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The complexity of immigration as an issue begins with a basic human trait: we are reluctant to share.
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Among those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
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Bill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.
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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 more extreme advocates from one side helped to validate the arguments of extremists on the other.
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Go for it, never back down, and don’t give in, because there’s no greater satisfaction in life than using your gifts to help others and to contribute to your community and country.
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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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Respect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)
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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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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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Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
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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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What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
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