Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
BENAZIR BHUTTOAll our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.
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What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.
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The forces of moderation and democracy must, and will, prevail against extremism and dictatorship. I will not be intimidated… Despite threats of death, I will not acquiesce to tyranny, but rather lead the fight against it.
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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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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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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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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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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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Oppression does not know the meaning of provincial boundaries. Aren’t our energies better spent fighting the common enemy instead of each other?
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I believe that democracies do not go to war; that’s the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community’s best guarantee of stability in Asia.
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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.
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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It’s not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman’s ability to make everyone…feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.
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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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