Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
BENAZIR BHUTTODemocracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.
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Military hardliners called me a ‘security threat’ for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.
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The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.
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To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
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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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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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My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism – certainly not politics.
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I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman.
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As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women’s issues, in bringing down the population growth rate… as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension – that of a mother.
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Our people are dying, poverty and unemployment are on the rise, but the rest of the world says that Musharraf is needed because [only] he can stop nuclear proliferation, [only] he [can launch] an operation in the tribal areas.
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It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.
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A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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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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