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1953–2007 Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician, the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, twice elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, first in 1988 and again 1993. She was the eldest child of former premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and was assassinated in December of 2007 while campaigning for the Pakistan Peoples Party which her father had founded.
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Leadership is to do what is right by educating and inspiring an electorate, empathizing with the moods, needs, wants, and aspirations of humanity.
Despite threats of death, I will not acquiesce to tyranny, but rather lead the fight against it.
If they only showed this much spunk when it came to containing the terrorists I don't think we would have such a problem.
I put my life in danger and came here because I feel this country is in danger. People are worried. We will bring the country out of this crisis.
The forces of moderation and democracy must, and will, prevail against extremism and dictatorship.
To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
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.
Speech at Harvard University (1989)
I fully understand the men behind Al Qaeda. They have tried to assassinate me twice before. The Pakistan Peoples Party and I represent everything they fear the most — moderation, democracy, equality for women, information, and technology.
As I’ve said before, this is not the life I chose; it chose me … But I accepted the responsibility and I’ve never wavered in my commitment.
Destiny’s daughter (2007)
Democracy is the best revenge.
My party would not have allowed the Taleban to become such a huge force that they would need to sign a peace treaty.
Destiny’s daughter (2007)
I know death comes. I’ve seen too much death, young death.
Destiny’s daughter (2007)
I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.
Destiny’s daughter (2007)
Leadership is a commitment to an idea, to a dream, and to a vision of what can be. And my dream is for my land and my people to cease fighting and allow our children to reach their full potential regardless of sex, status, or belief.
No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.
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.
How many times since have I asked God to forgive me for my ignorance? I didn't see then that the democratic mandate for Pakistan had been grossly violated.
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.
Whatever my aims and agendas were, I never asked for power. I think they need me. I don't think it's addictive. I think, if anything, it's the opposite of addictive. You want to run away from it, but it doesn't let you go. It's doing it again.
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