All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question. Benazir Bhutto More Quotes by Benazir Bhutto More Quotes From Benazir Bhutto Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto pakistan military 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. Benazir Bhutto self matter giving The military destabilised my government on politically motivated charges. Benazir Bhutto motivated government military A political war can be fought from anywhere. Benazir Bhutto political war [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. Benazir Bhutto telling-the-truth president lying I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues. Benazir Bhutto byzantine political rooms 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 holocaust gold trying 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 pakistan fighting justice Right now, they feel they have lost their voice, and their miseries have increased since my departure. Benazir Bhutto departure misery voice I still want to return home whenever I get a chance. Benazir Bhutto return want home 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 islamic intellectual age 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. Benazir Bhutto different calling years 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. Benazir Bhutto grief father children 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. Benazir Bhutto taken giving people Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return. Benazir Bhutto support return people 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. Benazir Bhutto bhutto guarantees way The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit. Benazir Bhutto pakistan long book 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. Benazir Bhutto wish giving needs 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. Benazir Bhutto cutting powerful military I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections. Benazir Bhutto competent contests election
