Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
BENAZIR BHUTTOBeing nice should never be perceived as being weak. It’s not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman’s ability to make everyone…feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.
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So 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.
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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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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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To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism – certainly not politics.
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Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.
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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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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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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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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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Democracy is the best revenge.
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I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.
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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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