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.
BENAZIR BHUTTODemocracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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It’s quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.
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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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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 best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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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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The U.S. came to understand that Bhutto was not a threat to stability but was instead the only possible way that we could guarantee stability and keep the presidency of Musharraf intact.
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Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.
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I dream …of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction
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The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.
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When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation – namely, life, liberty and justice for all.
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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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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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[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.
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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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