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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTWhatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
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McCarthy fooled as many as he did because a lot of people shared his anxieties.
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The more extreme advocates from one side helped to validate the arguments of extremists on the other.
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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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Painful the grounds for resentment, the easier it is for a Fascist leader to gain followers by dangling the prospect of renewal or by vowing to take back what has been stolen.
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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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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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A dictatorship by any other name is still a dictatorship, whether its symbol is the czarist two-headed eagle or the hammer and sickle.
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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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The 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.
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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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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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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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Until I am carried out, I will carry on.
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I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.
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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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