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 ALBRIGHTThe answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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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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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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Falsehood flies, observed Jonathan Swift, and the truth comes limping after it.
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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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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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I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.
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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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Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries.
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The Fascist game plan: a single party, speaking with one voice, controlling every state institution, claiming to represent all people, and labeling the entire sham a triumph of the popular will.
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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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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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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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This was how twentieth-century Fascism began: with a magnetic leader exploiting widespread dissatisfaction by promising all things.
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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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