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I've never had a bank account...

I've never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

My father was the Prime Minis...

My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism - certainly not politics.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

While living in America when ...

While living in America when I attended Harvard in the early 1970s, I saw for myself the awesome, almost miraculous, power of a people to change policy through democratic means.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

I found that a whole series o...

I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The clerics took to the mosque saying that Pakistan had thrown itself outside the Muslim world and the Muslim umar by voting for a woman, that a woman had usurped a man's place in the Islamic society.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

Military dictatorship is born...

Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

The next few months are criti...

The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

I'm not into smoke-filled roo...

I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

The best hijab is in the eyes...

The best hijab is in the eyes of the beholder.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

Democracy needs support and t...

Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value - democracy.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

The forces of moderation and ...

The forces of moderation and democracy must, and will, prevail against extremism and dictatorship. I will not be intimidated... Despite threats of death, I will not acquiesce to tyranny, but rather lead the fight against it.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

The Internet is the great equ...

The Internet is the great equalizer.The technology which emanated from the Silicon Valley of California has more potential to ameliorate social inequality than any development in the history of the world, including the industrial revolution.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

Democracy is the best revenge...

Democracy is the best revenge.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

Purusing peace means rising a...

Purusing peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and emotions.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

Dictatorships by their nature...

Dictatorships by their nature are unrepresentative as they neglect the social needs of the people.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

The Orange Revolution in Ukra...

The Orange Revolution in Ukraine is a good example of how people, who are robbed of their right to vote, can protest and put an end to dictatorship.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

We learned at an early age th...

We learned at an early age that it was men's interpretation of our religion that restricted women's opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

Democracy is the best revenge...

Democracy is the best revenge. After Benazir Bhutto's death, her son's brief public remarks were captured on video, and they were reported in international newspapers. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced, "My mother always said, ' Democracy is the best revenge.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

In a way, a jail is a place w...

In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

The next decade cannot be a d...

The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

I was brought up to believe t...

I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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