Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.
BENAZIR BHUTTODemocracy is the best revenge. After Benazir Bhutto’s death, her son’s brief public remarks were captured on video, and they were reported in international newspapers. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced, “My mother always said, ‘ Democracy is the best revenge.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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Democracy is the best revenge.
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I’ve never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal.
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The next few months are critical to Pakistan’s future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.
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Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.
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I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.
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So he manipulates and dangles some kind of carrot in front of the world all the time. This is not good for the people [of Pakistan], and I think the world has got it all wrong.
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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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It’s never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.
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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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Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.
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All through the years of the Soviet empire, its Politburo held ‘elections.’ Of course, calling something an election and actually having it be an election are different things.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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A political war can be fought from anywhere.
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