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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.

Madeleine Albright

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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Politician
Writer
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Marie Jana Körbelová
Marie Jana Korbelová
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
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People are finding it harder and harder to relate to foreign policy.
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China is in its own category - too big to ignore, too repressive to embrace, difficult to influence, and very, very proud.
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