"I was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican administration. I was an intellectual in a world of bureaucrats. I talked differently. This may have made me a bit like an ink blot."
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Quotes by Jeane Kirkpatrick
Jeane Kirkpatrick was a trailblazing American diplomat and political scientist, best known for her role as the first female U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 1981 to 1985. Born on November 19, 1926, in Duncan, Oklahoma, she earned acclaim for her staunch defense of democracy and her critique of totalitarian regimes, encapsulated in her famous assertion that "the United States does not have a moral obligation to support dictatorships." Kirkpatrick's legacy as a powerful advocate for human rights and global diplomacy continues to resonate today.
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"We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace."
Jeane Kirkpatrick"Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal."
Jeane Kirkpatrick