The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
BENAZIR BHUTTO[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn’t tell a lie and now they have one who can’t tell the truth.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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I seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that will cease to be a haven, the very petri dish of international terrorism.
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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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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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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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We learned at an early age that it was men’s interpretation of our religion that restricted women’s opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.
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To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
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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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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 military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.
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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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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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The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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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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