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Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Repeat a lie often enough and it begins to sound as if it must – or at least might – be so.”

51. “Repeat a lie often enough and it begins to sound as if it must – or at least might – be so.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “When arguing that every age has its own Fascism, Italian writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi added that the critical point can be reached “not just through the terror of police intimidation, but by denying and distorting information, by undermining systems of justice, by paralyzing the education system, and by spreading in a myriad subtle ways nostalgia for a world where order reigned.”

52. “When arguing that every age has its own Fascism, Italian writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi added that the critical point can be reached “not just through the terror of police intimidation, but by denying and distorting information, by undermining systems of justice, by paralyzing the education system, and by spreading in a myriad subtle ways nostalgia for a world where order reigned.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Ultimately, illegal immigration is a symptom of failures that extend well beyond Europe and that will not be solved either by welcoming newcomers or by keeping them out.”

53. “Ultimately, illegal immigration is a symptom of failures that extend well beyond Europe and that will not be solved either by welcoming newcomers or by keeping them out.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “In the wake of the Korean War, the government set out to manufacture public enthusiasm for itself as the defender of the nation against hated enemies – the South, Japan, and the United States. The DPRK built a million-man army, the world’s fourth largest, and pulled together a formidable arsenal of rocket launchers and missiles.”

54. “In the wake of the Korean War, the government set out to manufacture public enthusiasm for itself as the defender of the nation against hated enemies – the South, Japan, and the United States. The DPRK built a million-man army, the world’s fourth largest, and pulled together a formidable arsenal of rocket launchers and missiles.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Robert Frost: “Now when I am old my teachers are the young.”

55. “Robert Frost: “Now when I am old my teachers are the young.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “We complain bitterly when we do not get all we want as if it were possible to have more services with lower taxes, broader health care coverage with no federal involvement, a cleaner environment without regulations, security from terrorists with no infringement on privacy, and cheaper consumer goods made locally by workers with higher wages.”

56. “We complain bitterly when we do not get all we want as if it were possible to have more services with lower taxes, broader health care coverage with no federal involvement, a cleaner environment without regulations, security from terrorists with no infringement on privacy, and cheaper consumer goods made locally by workers with higher wages.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “In 2016, “Fascism” was searched on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website more often than any other word in English except “surreal,” which experienced a sudden spike after the November presidential election.”

57. “In 2016, “Fascism” was searched on the Merriam-Webster dictionary website more often than any other word in English except “surreal,” which experienced a sudden spike after the November presidential election.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “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.”

58. “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.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Silence may be golden,” I said, “but it won’t win many arguments. If you have something to say, don’t keep your ideas locked up; unclench your jaws and set those thoughts free. And don’t be afraid to interrupt, because that may be the only way you are going to be heard.”

59. “Silence may be golden,” I said, “but it won’t win many arguments. If you have something to say, don’t keep your ideas locked up; unclench your jaws and set those thoughts free. And don’t be afraid to interrupt, because that may be the only way you are going to be heard.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “In my view, no country has the right to dictate to others how they should be governed; but we all have good reason to speak up on behalf of democratic values. Our support will not make a difference in all cases, but when we do make a difference, it should be in the direction of greater respect for the individual and improved governance for society.”

60. “In my view, no country has the right to dictate to others how they should be governed; but we all have good reason to speak up on behalf of democratic values. Our support will not make a difference in all cases, but when we do make a difference, it should be in the direction of greater respect for the individual and improved governance for society.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Wilson’s doctrine of self-determination gave a boost to the idea that wherever there dwelled a people, there should be a state.”

61. “Wilson’s doctrine of self-determination gave a boost to the idea that wherever there dwelled a people, there should be a state.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Democrats pleaded with their countrymen to recognize the Communists’ hypocrisy – that the same partisans who bragged about opposing Fascism were now aping its techniques. The Communists were simply replacing pictures of Hitler with portraits of Stalin and, like Mussolini’s Blackshirts, attacking the press, smearing political rivals, demanding total loyalty from party members, and threatening anyone who stood in their way.”

62. “Democrats pleaded with their countrymen to recognize the Communists’ hypocrisy – that the same partisans who bragged about opposing Fascism were now aping its techniques. The Communists were simply replacing pictures of Hitler with portraits of Stalin and, like Mussolini’s Blackshirts, attacking the press, smearing political rivals, demanding total loyalty from party members, and threatening anyone who stood in their way.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Known throughout his career for penetrating insights and a lack of romanticism, he wrote that “one of humanity’s oldest and most recalcitrant human dilemmas” consists of the choice between “a limited collaboration with evil, in the interests of its ultimate mitigation” and “an uncompromising, heroic but suicidal resistance to it.”

63. “Known throughout his career for penetrating insights and a lack of romanticism, he wrote that “one of humanity’s oldest and most recalcitrant human dilemmas” consists of the choice between “a limited collaboration with evil, in the interests of its ultimate mitigation” and “an uncompromising, heroic but suicidal resistance to it.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “In those moments, many of us no longer want to be asked, “What do you think?” We want to be told where to march. That is when Fascism gets its start: other options don’t seem enough.”

64. “In those moments, many of us no longer want to be asked, “What do you think?” We want to be told where to march. That is when Fascism gets its start: other options don’t seem enough.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Soon enough, the government that silences a media outlet finds muffling a second easier. The parliament that outlaws one political party has a precedent for banning the next. The majority that strips a particular minority of its rights doesn’t stop there. The security force that beats protestors and gets away with it doesn’t hesitate before doing so again.”

65. “Soon enough, the government that silences a media outlet finds muffling a second easier. The parliament that outlaws one political party has a precedent for banning the next. The majority that strips a particular minority of its rights doesn’t stop there. The security force that beats protestors and gets away with it doesn’t hesitate before doing so again.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “He didn’t think it sanitary to shake hands, didn’t smoke, and had no taste for liquor, not even Italy’s fine wine. He was a poor listener who disliked hearing other people talk. He was loath to spend nights away from his own bed, and the time he allotted for meals – either alone or with his family – averaged about three minutes.”

66. “He didn’t think it sanitary to shake hands, didn’t smoke, and had no taste for liquor, not even Italy’s fine wine. He was a poor listener who disliked hearing other people talk. He was loath to spend nights away from his own bed, and the time he allotted for meals – either alone or with his family – averaged about three minutes.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “The EU’s advantage is that disentangling Europe from the single currency and a shared regulatory structure would be extraordinarily disruptive and expensive.”

67. “The EU’s advantage is that disentangling Europe from the single currency and a shared regulatory structure would be extraordinarily disruptive and expensive.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Typically, it begins with a seemingly minor character – Mussolini in a crowded cellar, Hitler on a street corner – who steps forward only as dramatic events unfold. The story advances when the opportunity to act comes and Fascists alone are prepared to strike. That is when small aggressions, if unopposed, grow into larger ones, when what was objectionable is accepted, and when contrarian voices are drowned out.”

68. “Typically, it begins with a seemingly minor character – Mussolini in a crowded cellar, Hitler on a street corner – who steps forward only as dramatic events unfold. The story advances when the opportunity to act comes and Fascists alone are prepared to strike. That is when small aggressions, if unopposed, grow into larger ones, when what was objectionable is accepted, and when contrarian voices are drowned out.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “For 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.”

69. “For 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.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “How can one be bored in a world where a billion examples of human ingenuity, peculiarity, pigheadedness, and compassion are on regular view?”

70. “How can one be bored in a world where a billion examples of human ingenuity, peculiarity, pigheadedness, and compassion are on regular view?”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “The president’s admiration for autocrats is so ingrained that it extends to men even less worthy of respect than these.”

71. “The president’s admiration for autocrats is so ingrained that it extends to men even less worthy of respect than these.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “Instead of citizens giving power to the state in exchange for the protection of their rights, power begins with the leader, and the people have no rights. Under Fascism, the mission of citizens is to serve; the government’s job is to rule.”

72. “Instead of citizens giving power to the state in exchange for the protection of their rights, power begins with the leader, and the people have no rights. Under Fascism, the mission of citizens is to serve; the government’s job is to rule.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “This is the first rule of deception: repeated often enough, almost any statement, story, or smear can start to sound plausible.”

73. “This is the first rule of deception: repeated often enough, almost any statement, story, or smear can start to sound plausible.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

Madeleine K. Albright Quote: “I once experimented with meditation, cleared my mind, and immediately remembered a phone call I had to make; that was that.”

74. “I once experimented with meditation, cleared my mind, and immediately remembered a phone call I had to make; that was that.”

— Madeleine K. Albright

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