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
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Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return. BENAZIR BHUTTO America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom... BENAZIR BHUTTO Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the... BENAZIR BHUTTO The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American... BENAZIR BHUTTO Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power. BENAZIR BHUTTO Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and phi... BENAZIR BHUTTO As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women'... BENAZIR BHUTTO Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rul... BENAZIR BHUTTO Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power. 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BENAZIR BHUTTO General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to... BENAZIR BHUTTO In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extrem... BENAZIR BHUTTO A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisivel... BENAZIR BHUTTO I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman. The cleri... BENAZIR BHUTTO I was a very shy girl who led an insulated life; it was only when I came to Oxford, and to Harvard b... BENAZIR BHUTTO I seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that w... BENAZIR BHUTTO I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections. BENAZIR BHUTTO The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes. BENAZIR BHUTTO Pakistan's future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building po... BENAZIR BHUTTO It's true that General Musharraf opposes my return, seeing me as a symbol of democracy in the co... BENAZIR BHUTTO I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in the p... BENAZIR BHUTTO Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for ... BENAZIR BHUTTO The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges. BENAZIR BHUTTO I believe that democracies do not go to war; that's the lesson of history, and I think that a de... BENAZIR BHUTTO The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress. BENAZIR BHUTTO I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan. BENAZIR BHUTTO Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. BENAZIR BHUTTO You see, they think they're saving you, and you think you're saving them. That's where the trouble s... BENAZIR BHUTTO My Country I don't have any caps left made back home Nor any shoes that trod your roads FATIMA BHUTTO Let's build a monument for the veto. Let's build a monument for impotence and incapacity. ZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most nonallied. ZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO We(Pakistan) will eat grass, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own (Atom bomb).... We have ... ZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO I am chairman of the Pakistan People's Party. BILAWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI I am confident Pakistani government will provide me with adequate security, unlike the government at... BILAWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI I grew up overnight on that day, Dec. 27, 2007. BILAWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI I can't let my mother's death have been in vain. Democracy is the best revenge, and we will ... BILAWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI I would like to help my people in any way I can. It's difficult times in Pakistan and we all hav... BILAWAL BHUTTO ZARDARI