Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age.
BENAZIR BHUTTOGiven the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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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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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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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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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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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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No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.
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I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.
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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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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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Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.
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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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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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My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.
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