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 are blessed to live at a time of broader respect for basic human rights than ever before in history.
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We are being vigilant, ... The international community is more united than ever in making sure that Saddam Hussein cannot threaten us with his weapons of mass destruction.
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We believe that the United Nations needs new leadership for the 21st century, somebody who's going to get up every morning and decide that reforming the U.N. so that it can function in the 21st century is his or her major goal,
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We have to see what we can do to lessen the pain,
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For the Israelis, this means withdrawing their forces to positions prior to the onset of the crisis, ending the economic restrictions against Palestinians and restraining their use of force,
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I assure you if we decide to use force, Russia will not veto it.
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I am not going to rule it in or out.
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I am not prepared to go shuttling back and forth, ... I think that in contrast to other periods of American history, there are an awful lot of other issues that need tending.
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I am a big fan of Gilmore Girls and I had a great time, ... It was an opportunity to do something different for a quick minute, and I learned how hard it is to memorize those lines.
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I don't want to really put a time frame on it, but I do want to tell you that this is not going to be something that can last much longer.
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I consider that something that needs to be watched very carefully,
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The unexpectedly large response has made it difficult for the board to give proper consideration to all the individuals during the short time before the proxy statement must be distributed later this month.