America’s greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.
BENAZIR BHUTTOPurusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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While living in America when I attended Harvard in the early 1970s, I saw for myself the awesome, almost miraculous, power of a people to change policy through democratic means.
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What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.
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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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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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Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.
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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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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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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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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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Oppression does not know the meaning of provincial boundaries. Aren’t our energies better spent fighting the common enemy instead of each other?
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What is not recorded is not remembered.
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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The next few months are critical to Pakistan’s future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.
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