I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGERPeople in so many countries look up to the United States as a model of democracy, but I doubt if that can continue. It leaves me with a great sense of loss.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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I’ve enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer’s program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O’Reilly. I will do it any time.
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Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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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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I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. …
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A taboo, attached to it…now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis.
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Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I’ve been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
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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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We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
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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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Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the 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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When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.
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