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Madeleine Albright: The great lesson of this century is that when aggression and brutality go unopposed, like a cancer they spread. And what…

On the recordMarch 31, 1999
The great lesson of this century is that when aggression and brutality go unopposed, like a cancer they spread. And what begins as a treatable sickness in one part of the body can rapidly endanger the whole.
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Madeleine Albright
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Albright reflected on the dangers of unopposed aggression and brutality in her commencement address.

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