People in so many countries look up to the United States as a model of democracy, but I doubt if that can continue. It leaves me with a great sense of loss.
BIANCA JAGGERDuring the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
-
-
Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
BIANCA JAGGER -
I don’t believe in lobbying only progressives and liberal members of Congress. I don’t believe in doing interviews only with those who share my views. I want to reach a wider audience.
BIANCA JAGGER -
Bush and Blair combined their efforts to deceive both nations in a carefully coordinated manner, more so than anyone is willing to point out in the media.
BIANCA JAGGER -
I don’t need an overpowering, powerful, rich man to feel secure. I’d much rather have a man who is there for me, who really loves me, who is growing, who is real.
BIANCA JAGGER -
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGER -
George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
BIANCA JAGGER -
I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
BIANCA JAGGER -
There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?
BIANCA JAGGER -
The killing of innocent people is always wrong.
BIANCA JAGGER -
In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
BIANCA JAGGER -
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
BIANCA JAGGER -
People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.
BIANCA JAGGER -
When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.
BIANCA JAGGER -
Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
BIANCA JAGGER -
I don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
BIANCA JAGGER