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.
BENAZIR BHUTTOWe learned at an early age that it was men’s interpretation of our religion that restricted women’s opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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I seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that will cease to be a haven, the very petri dish of international terrorism.
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.
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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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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.
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No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.
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It’s quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.
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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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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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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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Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.
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The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.
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