My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism – certainly not politics.
BENAZIR BHUTTOEvery dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself.
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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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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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I’ve never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal.
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The best revenge is democracy.
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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 find that whenever I am in power, or my father was in power, somehow good things happen. The economy picks up, we have good rains, water comes, people have crops. I think the reason this happens is that we want to give love and we receive love.
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Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan.
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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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Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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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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While living in America when I attended Harvard in the early 1970s, I saw for myself the awesome, almost miraculous, power of a people to change policy through democratic means.
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I’m not into smoke-filled rooms. I don’t have the time for byzantine political intrigues.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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