Madeline Albright
Madeline Albright
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is an American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997...
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We want very much to end the crisis in the Gulf through diplomatic means,
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We welcome the European Union's intention to assume the lion's share of the financial burden and, given the U.S. role in the military campaign, this is an appropriate division of labor,
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We ought to be talking about issues that are beyond and around the nonproliferation issue,
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We have made it clear that were there any attacks on our forces or on neighboring countries that our response would be swift and sure,
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We have made very clear that his fatwa (edict) against Americans is unacceptable -- and do not believe that anyone should give him safe haven,
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We have come to a wider agreement with the Russians,
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We all understand how fateful the decisions are,
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used every trick in the book to prevent a fair campaign, rig the election and distort the results.
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use intelligence to shape policy, not twist intelligence to justify policy.
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We cannot restore life nor rewrite history, ... But we can make the ledger slightly less out of balance by devoting our time, energy and resources to the search for answers, the return of property and the payment of just claims.
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We will stand our ground, and we will be patient,
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There are indications that it will not happen on schedule but we hope very much that it would be as close to on schedule as possible, ... I think that it's important for the Israelis to move forward on the deployment.
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We are clearly in the end stretch here. We are giving it the full-court press, and I hope very much that we are able to succeed. But the leaders themselves make the hard decisions -- we cannot do that for them.
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Whether it's for commercial or research purposes, it should not be happening,