In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself.
BENAZIR BHUTTOI found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman.
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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The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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The Internet is the great equalizer.The technology which emanated from the Silicon Valley of California has more potential to ameliorate social inequality than any development in the history of the world, including the industrial revolution.
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My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.
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The U.S. came to understand that Bhutto was not a threat to stability but was instead the only possible way that we could guarantee stability and keep the presidency of Musharraf intact.
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Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.
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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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Like all children I had taken my father for granted. Now that I had lost him, I felt an emptiness that could never be filled. But I did not let myself cry, believing as a Muslim that tears pull a spirit earthward and won’t let it be free.
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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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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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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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I’m not into smoke-filled rooms. I don’t have the time for byzantine political intrigues.
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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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