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Respect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)

Madeleine Albright

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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Career Himself Vote
The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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Greatness Life Myself
Among those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
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People Race
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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Choice Deep Religion Yourself
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.
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Democracy Home Love Myself Parents
To put it mildly, the world is a mess.
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Mess One Liner Reality World
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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Freedom Knowledge Politics Story
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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Desire Determination Goodness Human Liberty Lose Man Potential Price Win
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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Election Experience Search Word
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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Motivational Problem Understand Yourself
McCarthy fooled as many as he did because a lot of people shared his anxieties.
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Fools People
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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Democracy Fight Freedom People Scare World
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.
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Afraid Angry Direction Freedom Ourselves Pain
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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Character Reputation Yourself
Wages, in real terms, have been stagnant since the 1970s.
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Money Reality
What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
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Ability Change Choice People

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