Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
BENAZIR BHUTTOWhen the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation – namely, life, liberty and justice for all.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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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 is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.
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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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Democracy is the best revenge.
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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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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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Military hardliners called me a ‘security threat’ for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.
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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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When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation – namely, life, liberty and justice for all.
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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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A political war can be fought from anywhere.
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To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
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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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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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