Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.
Madeleine Albright

I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.
Madeleine Albright

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

I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
Madeleine Albright

If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
Madeleine Albright

Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
Madeleine Albright

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.
Madeleine Albright

No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.
Madeleine Albright

Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences.
Madeleine Albright

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.
Madeleine Albright

To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.
Madeleine Albright

We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.
Madeleine Albright

What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore.
Madeleine Albright

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
Madeleine Albright