The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
BIANCA JAGGERGeorge W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
-
-
Tony Blair has turned his back on the principles he claimed he believed in before he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with George W. Bush. He was an entirely different kind of leader.
BIANCA JAGGER -
We need to defend our principles and values, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of international law. If we don’t our world will further descend into a state of chaos.
BIANCA JAGGER -
Live interviews are more difficult to distort.
BIANCA JAGGER -
We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
BIANCA JAGGER -
During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult.
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 -
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 JAGGER -
I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
BIANCA JAGGER -
George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
BIANCA JAGGER -
People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
BIANCA JAGGER -
Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis.
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 didn’t want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
BIANCA JAGGER -
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
BIANCA JAGGER -
I’ve enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer’s program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O’Reilly. I will do it any time.
BIANCA JAGGER