Today, I say that no nation in the world need be left out of the global system we are constructing. Madeleine Albright More Quotes by Madeleine Albright More Quotes From Madeleine Albright My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe. Madeleine Albright parenteuropechildren NATO has been a thread throughout my life. Madeleine Albright natothreadhas-beens No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight. Madeleine Albright matterwishmight Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy. Madeleine Albright pinstoolssaid People are finding it harder and harder to relate to foreign policy. Madeleine Albright foreign-policyharderpeople The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America. Madeleine Albright thrillunited-statesamerica To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation. Madeleine Albright libertysafepeople What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore. Madeleine Albright blast And so I have studied, I have to tell you, revolutions and uprisings for a long time. They are all slightly different, but what they all look for is some kind of a mechanism to go from an authoritarian system to an open, democratic system. Madeleine Albright uprisingrevolutionlong I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And I saw the opposite during the war when America joined the fight. Madeleine Albright fightingwarcountry Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies. Madeleine Albright mass-destructionwmdiraq I think that we had a different view of what the 21st century could be like, with much more of a sense, from our perspective, of trying to have an interdependent world: looking at solving regional conflicts, having strength in alliances, operating within some kind of a sense that we were part of the international community and not outside of it. Madeleine Albright perspectiveviewsthinking My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam. Madeleine Albright vietnamgenerationsmind I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair. Madeleine Albright uniformsaffaireurope I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever. Madeleine Albright secretarystates Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies. Madeleine Albright policyfrustrationhate Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school. Madeleine Albright runningmeanschool It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy. Madeleine Albright one-thingpolicyreligious The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product. Madeleine Albright answerstryinglooks I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal. Madeleine Albright daughtergirlmother
