Bill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTA spoonful of sugar can be as helpful in dealing with foreign diplomats as it is in child psychology, for these are not unrelated fields.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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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This was how twentieth-century Fascism began: with a magnetic leader exploiting widespread dissatisfaction by promising all things.
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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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Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
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The People Power movement that in 1986 foiled Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s effort to steal a snap presidential election.
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I also think it is important for women to help one another. I have a saying: There is a special place in hell for women who don’t.
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A spoonful of sugar can be as helpful in dealing with foreign diplomats as it is in child psychology, for these are not unrelated fields.
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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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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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It is easier to remove tyrants and destroy concentration camps than to kill the ideas that gave them birth.
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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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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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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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The real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
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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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