People 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.
BIANCA JAGGERTony 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.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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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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George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
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A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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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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The killing of innocent people is always wrong.
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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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I don’t need an overpowering, powerful, rich man to feel secure. I’d much rather have a man who is there for me, who really loves me, who is growing, who is real.
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I don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
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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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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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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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In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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