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

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Democracy Forces Necessary Peace Terrorism Undermining

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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.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Found Grounds Had Islamic Itself Man Me Mosque Muslim Muslim World Opposed Outside Pakistan People Place Saying Series Simply Society Thrown Took Voting Whole Woman World

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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.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Birth Born Concept Culture Dictatorship Gives Gun Intolerance Law Might Military Power Rule Rule Of Law Violence Weapons

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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.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Before Came Existed Girl Harvard Know Led Life Only Own Oxford Pakistan People Power President Prison Saw Shy Suddenly Thrown Very Who You I Came

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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.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Basic Create Desperation Dictatorship Environment Extremism Flourish Fuels Hopelessness Neglected Only People Political Religious Responsibility Social Social Responsibility Welfare Where

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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.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Additional Bringing Brought Different Different Kind Dimension Down Entered Growth Interested Issues Kind Leader Leadership Mother Politics Population Population Growth Rate Thought Woman Women

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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.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Adherence Adjustment Age Between Course Faith Future He Heir Intellectual Islamic Modern Pakistan Philosopher Poet Saw Societies Synthesis Tradition Which

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It's true that General Musharraf opposes my return, seeing me as a symbol of democracy in the country. He is comfortable with dictatorship. I hope better sense prevails.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Better Comfortable Country Democracy Dictatorship General He Hope Me Prevails Return Seeing Sense Symbol True

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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

Topics: Almost America Attended Awesome Change Democratic Early Harvard Living Means Miraculous Myself People Policy Power Saw Through While 1970S

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

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Departure Feel Increased Lost Miseries Now Right Since Voice

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Biography

Nationality: Pakistani

Type: Leader

Born: June 21st, 1953

Died: December 27th, 2007

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