Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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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In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself.
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To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
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I know death comes. I’ve seen too much death, young death.
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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
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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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I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman.
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Democracy is the best revenge.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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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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The best revenge is democracy.
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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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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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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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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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