The real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTUnless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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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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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Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries.
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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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Falsehood flies, observed Jonathan Swift, and the truth comes limping after it.
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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 think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. But also, there has to be a team effort, because otherwise, I think it creates a dissonance and difficulty.
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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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Decades ago, George Orwell suggested that the best one-word description of a Fascist was bully.
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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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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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Wages, in real terms, have been stagnant since the 1970s.
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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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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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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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