Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
BENAZIR BHUTTOWe learned at an early age that it was men’s interpretation of our religion that restricted women’s opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
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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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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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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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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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As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women’s issues, in bringing down the population growth rate… as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension – that of a mother.
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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 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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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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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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I seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that will cease to be a haven, the very petri dish of international terrorism.
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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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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.
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