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.
BENAZIR BHUTTOThe clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usurped a man’s place in the Islamic society.
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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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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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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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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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The forces of moderation and democracy must, and will, prevail against extremism and dictatorship. I will not be intimidated… Despite threats of death, I will not acquiesce to tyranny, but rather lead the fight against it.
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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.
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The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit.
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I know death comes. I’ve seen too much death, young death.
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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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The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.
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A political war can be fought from anywhere.
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