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.
BENAZIR BHUTTOMilitary 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.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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What is not recorded is not remembered.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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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.
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All through the years of the Soviet empire, its Politburo held ‘elections.’ Of course, calling something an election and actually having it be an election are different things.
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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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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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A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
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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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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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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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No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.
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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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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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