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.
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.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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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Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries.
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I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.
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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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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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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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Historian Robert Paxton begins one of his books by asserting: Fascism was the major political innovation of the twentieth century, and the source of much of its pain.
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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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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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I think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. But also, there has to be a team effort, because otherwise, I think it creates a dissonance and difficulty.
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As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.
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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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Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
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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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The complexity of immigration as an issue begins with a basic human trait: we are reluctant to share.
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