I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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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.
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A taboo, attached to it…now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
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I believe President Bush is one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. He is not in search of peaceful and diplomatic solutions.
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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.
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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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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The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That’s why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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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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Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
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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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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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I feel great identification with the developing world.
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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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