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To put it mildly, the world is a mess.
Madeleine Albright
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Madeleine Albright
Age: 88
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
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Marie Jana Korbelova
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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I don't think people should think of women's issues as auxiliary issues - they are central.
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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances that was and is our common purpose.
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