If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTFor 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.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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Among those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
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There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.
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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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Until I am carried out, I will carry on.
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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person’s shoes.
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Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
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I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
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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 once experimented with meditation, cleared my mind, and immediately remembered a phone call I had to make; that was that.
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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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This is the first rule of deception: repeated often enough, almost any statement, story, or smear can start to sound plausible. The Internet should be an ally of freedom and a gateway to knowledge; in some cases, it is neither.
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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 main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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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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