Democracy is the best revenge. After Benazir Bhutto’s death, her son’s brief public remarks were captured on video, and they were reported in international newspapers. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced, “My mother always said, ‘ Democracy is the best revenge.
BENAZIR BHUTTOSo he manipulates and dangles some kind of carrot in front of the world all the time. This is not good for the people [of Pakistan], and I think the world has got it all wrong.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.
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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.
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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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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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Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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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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Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.
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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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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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A political war can be fought from anywhere.
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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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When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation – namely, life, liberty and justice for all.
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