I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
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I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.
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Tony Blair has turned his back on the principles he claimed he believed in before he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with George W. Bush. He was an entirely different kind of leader.
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George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?
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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult.
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People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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I don’t believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don’t believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience.
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People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.
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