Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
BENAZIR BHUTTOWhile living in America when I attended Harvard in the early 1970s, I saw for myself the awesome, almost miraculous, power of a people to change policy through democratic means.
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I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.
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While living in America when I attended Harvard in the early 1970s, I saw for myself the awesome, almost miraculous, power of a people to change policy through democratic means.
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I find that whenever I am in power, or my father was in power, somehow good things happen. The economy picks up, we have good rains, water comes, people have crops. I think the reason this happens is that we want to give love and we receive love.
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You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.
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I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.
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Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age.
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What is not recorded is not remembered.
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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself.
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General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.
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Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.
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Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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