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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThere are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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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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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Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
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The conservatives saw the Fascist leader as someone they could hide behind, manipulate, and, when convenient, replace.
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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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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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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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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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To reduce the sum of our existence to a competitive struggle for advantage among more than two hundred nations is not clear-eyed but myopic. People and nations compete, but that is not all that they do.
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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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Among those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
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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 People Power movement that in 1986 foiled Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s effort to steal a snap presidential election.
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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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