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.
BENAZIR BHUTTONo, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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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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The Orange Revolution in Ukraine is a good example of how people, who are robbed of their right to vote, can protest and put an end to dictatorship.
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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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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 Internet is the great equalizer.The technology which emanated from the Silicon Valley of California has more potential to ameliorate social inequality than any development in the history of the world, including the industrial revolution.
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I believe that democracies do not go to war; that’s the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community’s best guarantee of stability in Asia.
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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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Our people are dying, poverty and unemployment are on the rise, but the rest of the world says that Musharraf is needed because [only] he can stop nuclear proliferation, [only] he [can launch] an operation in the tribal areas.
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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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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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Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It’s not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman’s ability to make everyone…feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.
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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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