The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTHistorian 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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Falsehood flies, observed Jonathan Swift, and the truth comes limping after it.
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Go for it, never back down, and don’t give in, because there’s no greater satisfaction in life than using your gifts to help others and to contribute to your community and country.
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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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Among those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
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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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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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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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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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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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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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Bill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.
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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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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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First of all, I don’t think fascism is an ideology. I think it is a method, it’s a system.
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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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