black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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

Chaos Civil International Law Liberties State
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

Bills Debate Enjoy Heated
I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
BIANCA JAGGER

Believe Genocide Ongoing
I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
BIANCA JAGGER

Country Government Thinking
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.
BIANCA JAGGER

Different Forever Men
I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
BIANCA JAGGER

Country Viewpoints World
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

Government Justice People War
We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
BIANCA JAGGER

Committed Crime Suspect
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
BIANCA JAGGER

Attacked Hiv Husband Infected Taboo Women
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
BIANCA JAGGER

Death Penalty Penalties United States
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

Away Law Rights Walking
I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
BIANCA JAGGER

Country Government Nicaragua
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.
BIANCA JAGGER

Country Models Philosophy Role
I don’t think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.
BIANCA JAGGER

Aware Politically Thinking
Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
BIANCA JAGGER

Members Privileged Suffering
Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war.
BIANCA JAGGER

People Successful War
People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
BIANCA JAGGER

Appreciate Courage Oppose People Politician
Bradley Manning is an American hero.
BIANCA JAGGER

Bradley Country Hero Manning
I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget.
BIANCA JAGGER

Forget Marriage Media Want
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

Citizens Class House
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

Discovered Dream Equality Law
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

Hippie Liberty Needs
Photography speaks a universal language that does not need translation, and with an immediacy that the written word lacks. It freezes a moment in time, leaving an indelible image.
BIANCA JAGGER

Freeze Leaving Photography Translation Written
I feel great identification with the developing world.
BIANCA JAGGER

Feels Identification World
The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
BIANCA JAGGER

Embargo Nicaragua Weakening
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

Commitment Order Perseverance
Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
BIANCA JAGGER

States Terrorism Today

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bianca Jagger Quotes