Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.
BENAZIR BHUTTOThe political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.
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General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.
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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
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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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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 government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
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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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Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.
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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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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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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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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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What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.
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