My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.
BENAZIR BHUTTOLike 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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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.
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Democracy is the best revenge. After Benazir Bhutto’s death, her son’s brief public remarks were captured on video, and they were reported in international newspapers. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced, “My mother always said, ‘ Democracy is the best revenge.
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Oppression does not know the meaning of provincial boundaries. Aren’t our energies better spent fighting the common enemy instead of each other?
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So he manipulates and dangles some kind of carrot in front of the world all the time. This is not good for the people [of Pakistan], and I think the world has got it all wrong.
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A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
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It’s never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.
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As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women’s issues, in bringing down the population growth rate… as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension – that of a mother.
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America’s greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.
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A political war can be fought from anywhere.
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Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
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I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.
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You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.
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Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.
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I know death comes. I’ve seen too much death, young death.
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