I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.
BENAZIR BHUTTODemocracy is the best revenge. After Benazir Bhutto’s death, her son’s brief public remarks were captured on video, and they were reported in international newspapers. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced, “My mother always said, ‘ Democracy is the best revenge.
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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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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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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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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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I’m not into smoke-filled rooms. I don’t have the time for byzantine political intrigues.
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The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.
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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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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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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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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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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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A political war can be fought from anywhere.
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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
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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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