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Military hardliners called me ...

Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

A people inspired by democracy...

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

I am planning to return and co...

I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.

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America's greatest contributio...

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

I have led an unusual life. I ...

I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in the prime of their lives. I raised my children as a single mother when my husband was arrested and held for eight years without a conviction - a hostage to my political career.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

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

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.

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Pakistan is heir to an intelle...

Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age.

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I am constitutionally competen...

I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.

Benazir Bhutto 97 quotes

I was a very shy girl who led ...

I was a very shy girl who led an insulated life; it was only when I came to Oxford, and to Harvard before that, that suddenly I saw the power of people. I didn't know such a power existed, I saw people criticising their own president; you couldn't do that in Pakistan - you'd be thrown in prison.

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The United Nations charter giv...

The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time before the Americans responded by going for what they suspected were the causes of the attack.

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The military destabilised my g...

The military destabilised my government on politically motivated charges.

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The political parties have una...

The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.

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As a woman leader, I thought I...

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population growth rate... as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension - that of a mother.

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Extremism can flourish only in...

Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.

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General Musharraf needs my par...

General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.

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The Holy Book calls upon Musli...

The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit.

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When the United States aligns ...

When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all.

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Purusing peace means rising ab...

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

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Democracy needs support and th...

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.

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