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Former Prime Minister of Pakistan

Benazir Bhutto, born on June 21, 1953, and died on December 27, 2007, was a prominent Pakistani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan twice. She was the first female Prime Minister in the history of Pakistan and came from a political dynasty.

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“Clearly it's not easy for women in modern society, no matter where they live. We still have to go the extra mile to prove that we are equal to men. we have to work longer hours and make more sacrifices. And we must emotionally protect ourselves from unfair, often vicious attacks made on us via the male members of our family.”

Strength Equality Inequality Life Lesson Women S Rights Work Hard Women S Strength

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“The people who resent me do so because I'm a woman, I'm young, and I'm a Bhutto. Well, the simple answer is, it doesn't matter that I'm a woman, it doesn't matter that I'm young, and it's a matter of pride that I'm a Bhutto.”

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“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.”

Said Mother Democracy Son International Revenge Newspapers Video Remarks Captured Best Revenge Bhutto

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“It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situation where the people of Pakistan are told that the results are already taken and the leader of your choice is banned.”

People Giving I Can Different Able Choices Next Results Situation Leader Taken One Thing Election Ministers Prime Contests Prime Minister Pakistan Banned Already Taken

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“I find that whenever I am in power, or my father was in power, somehow good things happen. The economy picks up, we have good rains, water comes, people have crops. I think the reason this happens is that we want to give love and we receive love.”

People Thinking Want Giving Reason Happens Father Water Economy Picks Rain Good Things Things Happen Crops Rain Water Good Rain

Author:Benazir Bhutto

“Bhutto represents everything the fundamentalists hate - a powerful, highly-educated woman operating in a man's world, seemingly unafraid to voice her independent views and, indeed, seemingly unafraid of anything, including the very real possibility that one day someone might succeed in killing her because of who she is.”

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“The U.S. came to understand that Bhutto was not a threat to stability but was instead the only possible way that we could guarantee stability and keep the presidency of Musharraf intact.”

Way Threat Guarantees Stability Presidency Bhutto Musharraf

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“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.”

Fighting Force Courage Democracy Threat Tyranny Despite Dictatorship Moderation Extremism Intimidated

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“Like all children I had taken my father for granted. Now that I had lost him, I felt an emptiness that could never be filled. But I did not let myself cry, believing as a Muslim that tears pull a spirit earthward and won't let it be free.”

Believe Children Spirit Father Lost Felt Grief Taken Cry Tears Filled Granted Emptiness

Book:Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

Source: Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

“Oppression does not know the meaning of provincial boundaries. Aren't our energies better spent fighting the common enemy instead of each other?”

Knows Doe War Fighting Energy Common Enemy Boundaries Oppression Common Enemy

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“What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.”

Important Political Party Generations Mood Political Parties

Book:Daughter of the East

Source: Daughter of the East

“[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn't tell a lie and now they have one who can't tell the truth.”

Lying President Telling The Truth Richard'm Nixon

Author:Benazir Bhutto

“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.”

Men Facts Age Opportunity Islam Interpretation Progressive Inception

Book:Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

Source: Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography

“Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.”

“Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

Men Want Next Christianity Enemy Unity West Islam East Decades Dialogue Want U Be A Man Confrontation Contention

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

Political Rooms Filled Smoke Intrigue Byzantine

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“The best revenge is democracy.”

Democracy Revenge Best Revenge

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“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.”

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“In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extremist groups were still there. And when the aid and assistance to Pakistan was cut, we had to adopt harsh economic policies. So in a way, it showed that democracy doesn't pay, and the military was able to reassert itself.”

Way Stills Able Powerful Pay Democracy Cutting Groups Economic Military Policy Aids Establishment Harsh Assistance Pakistan Very Powerful Extremist Economic Policy Extremist Groups

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“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.”

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“All through the years of the Soviet empire, its Politburo held 'elections.' Of course, calling something an election and actually having it be an election are different things.”

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“A political war can be fought from anywhere.”

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“It's quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.”

Has Beens Country Able Difficult Justice Return

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“I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.”

Want Stills Home Chance Return

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

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“Being in jail is difficult too because it's like being in a graveyard, you can't do much.”

Difficult Jail Graveyard

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“Our people are dying, poverty and unemployment are on the rise, but the rest of the world says that Musharraf is needed because [only] he can stop nuclear proliferation, [only] he [can launch] an operation in the tribal areas. So he manipulates and dangles some kind of carrot in front of the world all the time. This is not good for the people [of Pakistan], and I think the world has got it all wrong.”

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“Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan.”

Military Pakistan

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

People Needs Social Neglect Dictatorship

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“Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.”

People Needs Government Democracy Authority Planning Addresses Participants Basic Needs

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“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.”

People Ends Example Revolution Vote Protest Dictatorship Orange Ukraine Good Examples Right To Vote

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“It's never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.”

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“Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.”

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“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.”

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“The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.”

Want Military Policy Protect Privilege

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“Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.”

Needs Support Democracy Democracies Have Voting And Democracy

Book:Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

Source: Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

“Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure.”

Feels Lost Voice Right Now Misery Departure

Author:Benazir Bhutto

“I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a democratic Pakistan is the world community's best guarantee of stability in Asia.”

Thinking World Believe War I Believe Community Democracy Lessons Democratic Guarantees Stability Asia Pakistan

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

Government Security Military Threat South Broads Afghanistan Asia Promoting South Asia Promoting Peace

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

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

Return Election Planning Contests Pakistan Comeback October

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“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.”

World Action America Democracy Speech Concepts Contribution Freedom Of Speech Freedom Of Thought

Book:Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

Source: Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

“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.”

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Author:Benazir Bhutto

“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.”

Trying Attention Gold Accounts Genocide Holocaust Scandal Switzerland Bank Accounts Swiss

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“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 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.”

Age Courses Saws Modern Poet Intellectual Tradition Philosopher Islamic Pakistan Adjustment Heirs Synthesis Adherence Modern Age Exponents Islamic Society

Book:Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

Source: Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

“I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.”

Election Contests Competent

Author:Benazir Bhutto

“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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Author:Benazir Bhutto

About the Author

Born: June 21, 1953
Died: December 27, 2007
Known for: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Quotes: 84

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