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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.

Madeleine Albright

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
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Democracy Government
Though I had never written a memoir, I was confident that given enough time, I could do a serviceable job. Not elegant, but blunt, informative and funnier than most readers would expect.
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If an advertiser can use that information to home in on a consumer because of his or her individual interests, what’s to stop a Fascist government from doing the same?
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Government Herself Home
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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Act Faith Life Myself Success
Fascism, most of the students agreed, is an extreme form of authoritarian rule. Citizens are required to do exactly what leaders say they must do, nothing more, nothing less.
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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.
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Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
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Character Reputation Yourself
Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries.
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Because of my parents’ love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia – first by Hitler and then by Stalin.
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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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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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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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Respect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)
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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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The voice and force of the United States may count for nothing if they are withheld too long.
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Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
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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 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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