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Madeleine Albright

I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.

Madeleine Albright

Society

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Madeleine Albright is expressing that she finds it difficult to understand what life would be like in a culture where the only honored monuments are dedicated to one’s own family members. This highlights the uniqueness and possibly the isolation of growing up in a society that venerates just a very limited group of people.

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