Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
BIANCA JAGGERPeople 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.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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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.
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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.
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A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I’ve been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
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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.
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We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. …
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In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
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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.
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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.
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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
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I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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