Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTEspecially 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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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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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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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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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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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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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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Decades ago, George Orwell suggested that the best one-word description of a Fascist was bully.
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Wages, in real terms, have been stagnant since the 1970s.
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What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
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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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Respect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)
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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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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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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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