--- title: "3 Madeleine K. Albright Quotes - Famous Diplomat" description: "United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001... | Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as th..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/madeleine-k-albright-82674_explore_explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-st_100012.jpg" --- # Madeleine K. Albright (1937–2022) Diplomat **3** quotes in **29** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Madeleine K. Albright was a diplomat. ## Quick Facts About Madeleine K. Albright Born May 15, 1937 Died March 23, 2022 Profession Diplomat ## About Madeleine K. Albright United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001... \| Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman to hold the position. ## Quotes by Madeleine K. Albright > [“Explore the world with an open mind, a sturdy carry-on, and clothes that don't wrinkle!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-k-albright/explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-sturdy-carry-on-and-clothes/) [Madeleine K. Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/) [Explore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/explore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/madeleine-k-albright-82674_explore_explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-st_100012.jpg) > [“The ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open government possible—it is the heartbeat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-k-albright/the-ability-of-a-free-and-independent-press-to-hold-political-leaders/) [Madeleine K. Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/) [Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/madeleine-k-albright-82674_democracy_the-ability-of-a-free-and-independent-pr_134659.jpg) > [“Democracies, as we know, are prone to every error from incompetence and corruption to misguided fetishes and gridlock. Therefore, it is astonishing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-k-albright/democracies-as-we-know-are-prone-to-every-error-from-incompetence-and/) [Madeleine K. Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/madeleine-k-albright-82674_change_democracies-as-we-know-are-prone-to-ever_829349.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/#itemlist", "name": "Madeleine K. Albright Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Explore the world with an open mind, a sturdy carry-on, and clothes that don't wrinkle!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Madeleine K. Albright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-k-albright/explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-sturdy-carry-on-and-clothes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/madeleine-k-albright-82674_explore_explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-st_100012.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/madeleine-k-albright-82674_explore_explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-st_100012.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/madeleine-k-albright-82674_explore_explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-st_100012.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Explore the world with an open mind, a sturdy carry-on, and clothes that don't wrinkle!” — Madeleine K. Albright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open government possible—it is the heartbeat of democracy. Trump is intent on stilling, or slowing down, that heartbeat. This is a gift to dictators, and coming from a chief executive of the United States, cause for shame.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Madeleine K. Albright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-k-albright/the-ability-of-a-free-and-independent-press-to-hold-political-leaders/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/madeleine-k-albright-82674_democracy_the-ability-of-a-free-and-independent-pr_134659.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/madeleine-k-albright-82674_democracy_the-ability-of-a-free-and-independent-pr_134659.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/madeleine-k-albright-82674_democracy_the-ability-of-a-free-and-independent-pr_134659.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The ability of a free and independent press to hold political leaders accountable is what makes open…” — Madeleine K. Albright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Democracies, as we know, are prone to every error from incompetence and corruption to misguided fetishes and gridlock. Therefore, it is astonishing, in a sense, that we would be willing to submit the direction of our societies to the collective wisdom of an imperfect and frequently disengaged public. How could we be so naïve? To that fair question, we must reply: how could anyone be so gullible as permanently to entrust power—an inherently corrupting force—to a single leader or party? When a dictator abuses his authority, there is no legal way to stop him. When a free society falters, we still have the ability--through open debate and the selection of new leaders--to remedy those shortcomings. We still have time to pick a better egg. That is democracy's comparative advantage, and it should be recognized and preserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Madeleine K. Albright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-k-albright/democracies-as-we-know-are-prone-to-every-error-from-incompetence-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/madeleine-k-albright-82674_change_democracies-as-we-know-are-prone-to-ever_829349.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/madeleine-k-albright-82674_change_democracies-as-we-know-are-prone-to-ever_829349.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/madeleine-k-albright-82674_change_democracies-as-we-know-are-prone-to-ever_829349.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Democracies, as we know, are prone to every error from incompetence and corruption to misguided fetishes and…” — Madeleine K. Albright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/#person", "name": "Madeleine K. Albright", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/", "description": "United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001... | Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman to hold the position." }, { "@type": "ProfilePage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/", "name": "Madeleine K. Albright", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/#person" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/madeleine-k-albright-82674_explore_explore-the-world-with-an-open-mind-a-st_100012.jpg" }, "description": "United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001... | Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as th...", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Authors", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Madeleine K. Albright", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-k-albright/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```