What really troubles me is that democracy is getting a bad name because it is identified with imposition and occupation. I'm for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below.

When asked what she considered the greatest mistake of the George W. Bush administration, interview with Deborah Solomon, New York Times (April 23, 2006)

THE WAY WE LIVE NOW - 4-23-06 - QUESTIONS FOR MADELEINE ALBRIGHT - State of the Secretary - Interview - NYTimes.com