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.
BENAZIR BHUTTOThe 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.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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What is not recorded is not remembered.
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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 political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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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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Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.
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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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Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
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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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The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.
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I believe that democracies do not go to war; that’s the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community’s best guarantee of stability in Asia.
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The Internet is the great equalizer.The technology which emanated from the Silicon Valley of California has more potential to ameliorate social inequality than any development in the history of the world, including the industrial revolution.
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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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We 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.
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Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.
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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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