RIP, Madame Ambassador

Quotes from Madeleine Albright:

“The real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.” —“Fascism: A Warning,” 2018.

“I have spent a lifetime looking for remedies to all manner of life's problems — personal, social, political, global. I am deeply suspicious of those who offer simple solutions and statements of absolute certainty or who claim full possession of the truth.” —“Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948,” 2012

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” —Exclusive Interview, Huffington Post, 2010.

“Democracy is not only a form of state, it is not just something that is embodied in a constitution; democracy is a view of life, it requires a belief in human beings, in humanity. . . . I have already said that democracy is a discussion. But the real discussion is possible only if people trust each other and if they try fairly to find the truth.”
—“Fascism: A Warning,” 2018.

“There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.” —“Celebrating Inspiration” luncheon, WNBA, 2006

“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.” —“Fascism: A Warning,” 2018.

“It is easier to remove tyrants and destroy concentration camps than to kill the ideas that gave them birth.”  —“Fascism: A Warning,” 2018.

“History would be far different
if we did not tend to hear God
most clearly when we think
He is telling us
exactly what it is
we want to hear”

—“The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs,” 2006.

—Madeleine Albright (1937-2022), scholar, teacher, diplomat, author and the first woman U.S. secretary of State, died Wednesday. NYTimes obit.

 

• Editorial Comment: Extraordinary woman, human, public servant. Thank you, Madame Ambassador.

 

 

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