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.
BENAZIR BHUTTOI 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.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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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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What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.
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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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Like all children I had taken my father for granted. Now that I had lost him, I felt an emptiness that could never be filled. But I did not let myself cry, believing as a Muslim that tears pull a spirit earthward and won’t let it be free.
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Democracy is the best revenge.
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The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress.
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I seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that will cease to be a haven, the very petri dish of international terrorism.
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The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.
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Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.
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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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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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The forces of moderation and democracy must, and will, prevail against extremism and dictatorship. I will not be intimidated… Despite threats of death, I will not acquiesce to tyranny, but rather lead the fight against it.
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