Oppression does not know the meaning of provincial boundaries. Aren’t our energies better spent fighting the common enemy instead of each other?
BENAZIR BHUTTOMy 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 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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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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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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Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.
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Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.
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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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I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.
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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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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 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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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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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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Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan.
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The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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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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