I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
BENAZIR BHUTTOGiven the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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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 find that whenever I am in power, or my father was in power, somehow good things happen. The economy picks up, we have good rains, water comes, people have crops. I think the reason this happens is that we want to give love and we receive love.
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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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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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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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Being in jail is difficult too because it’s like being in a graveyard, you can’t do much.
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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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Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan.
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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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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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A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.
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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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