I 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.
BENAZIR BHUTTOThrough democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.
More Benazir Bhutto Quotes
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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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Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value – democracy.
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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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The clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usurped a man’s place in the Islamic society.
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What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.
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Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan.
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Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power.
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Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions.
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Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.
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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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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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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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Democracy is the best revenge.
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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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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Purusing peace means rising above one’s own wants, needs, and emotions.
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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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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.
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The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.
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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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The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.
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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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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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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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