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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTRespect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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To put it mildly, the world is a mess.
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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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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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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 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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The voice and force of the United States may count for nothing if they are withheld too long.
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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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Among those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
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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 real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
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Until I am carried out, I will carry on.
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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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It is easier to remove tyrants and destroy concentration camps than to kill the ideas that gave them birth.
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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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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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