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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTI 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.
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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTFascism did not die with Mussolini, he warned. Hitler is finished, but the seeds spread by his disordered mind have firm root in too many fanatical brains.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTBill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe temptation is powerful to close our eyes and wait for the worst to pass, but history tells us that for freedom to survive, it must be defended and that if lies are to stop, they must be exposed.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTIt took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe more extreme advocates from one side helped to validate the arguments of extremists on the other.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTFor 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.
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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTLife is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTAmong those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTWell, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTTo put it mildly, the world is a mess.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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